Design of micro robots with microgrippers for manipulation of micro-parts

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5852 PART I, Issue , 2005, Pages 357-364

  Kuan, Nah Siew ^a   Zhaowei, Zhong ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Compliant mechanism; Flexure hinges; Manipulation; Micro actuators; Microgrippers

Indexed keywords

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GRIPPERS; MICROACTUATORS; ROBOTIC ARMS; ROBOTIC ASSEMBLY;

COMPLIANT MECHANISM; FLEXURE HINGES; MANIPULATION; MICROGRIPPERS;

ROBOTS;

EID: 28444437431     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.621681     Document Type: Conference Paper

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