A dual-purpose positioner-fixture for precision six-axis positioning and precision fixturing. Part I. Modeling and design

Precision Engineering

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 276-286

  Varadarajan, Kartik M ^a   Culpepper, Martin L ^a  

^a Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge   (United States)

Author keywords

Accuracy; Exact constraint; Fixture; Flexure; Kinematic coupling; Nanopositioner; Repeatability; Six axis

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; COUPLINGS; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; POSITION CONTROL; STIFFNESS;

EXACT CONSTRAINT; KINEMATIC COUPLING; NANOPOSITIONER; REPEATABILITY;

FIXTURES (TOOLING);

EID: 34248329661     PISSN: 01416359     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.precisioneng.2006.11.002     Document Type: Article

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