Compact Lightweight Six-Axis Point-and-Hold Positioning System

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5054, Issue , 2003, Pages 287-300

  Hall, Jonathan L ^a   Pettit, Gregory W ^a   Lindler, Jason E ^a   Anderson, Eric H ^a   Flint, Eric M ^b  

^a CSA ENGINEERING   (United States)

^b Mevicon Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Active optics; Hexapods; Motion control; Piezoelectric actuation; Pointing; Zero power hold

Indexed keywords

ACTUATORS; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; FEEDBACK CONTROL; OPTICAL RESOLVING POWER; PRODUCT DESIGN; USER INTERFACES;

ACTIVE OPTICS; PIEZOELECTRIC ACTUATION;

MOTION CONTROL;

EID: 0242720543     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.483893     Document Type: Conference Paper

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4. US Patent 5,410,206, "Piezoelectric Actuator for optical Alignment Screws," New Focus Inc., 1995.