High-stiffness precision actuator for small displacements

International Journal of Machine Tools and Manufacture

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 823-837

  Portman, V ^a   Sandler, B Z ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Accuracy; Actuator; Stiffness

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; ELASTICITY; HYDRAULIC DRIVES; PRECISION ENGINEERING; STIFFNESS;

HIGH-STIFFNESS PRECISION ACTUATORS;

ACTUATORS;

EID: 0033132232     PISSN: 08906955     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0890-6955(98)00058-3     Document Type: Article

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