Multi-flexible Micromanipulator Design by Using Topology Optimization

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5049, Issue , 2003, Pages 483-494

  Silva, Emílio Carlos Nelli ^a   Nishiwaki, Shinji ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Compliant mechanism; Micromachines; Nanopositioners; Piezoelectric actuators; Topology optimization

Indexed keywords

ACTUATORS; DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MICROELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES; MICROMACHINING; MICROMANIPULATORS; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PIEZOELECTRIC MATERIALS;

HOMOGENIZATION DESIGN METHOD; PIEZOCERAMICS;

INTELLIGENT MATERIALS;

EID: 0242441600     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.482727     Document Type: Conference Paper

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