Modeling and design of a high precision microgripper for microhandling operation

Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Industrial Technology

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages

  Mohd, Nashrul ^a   Mohd, Zubir ^a   Shirinzadeh, Bijan ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bias spring; Flexure hinge; Microgripper; Micromanipulation; Piezoelectric actuator

Indexed keywords

BIAS SPRING; COMPUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; DESIGN EFFICIENCY; DISPLACEMENT AMPLIFICATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; FLEXURE HINGE; FLEXURE-BASED MECHANISM; HIGH PRECISION; MICRO-OBJECTS; MICROGRIPPER; MICROHANDLING; MICROMANIPULATION; PERFORMANCE VERIFICATION; PROTOTYPING; PSEUDO-RIGID-BODY MODELS; WIRE ELECTRO DISCHARGE MACHINING;

AMPLIFICATION; CANTILEVER BEAMS; GRIPPERS; HINGES; MACHINE DESIGN; MICROMANIPULATORS; PIEZOELECTRIC TRANSDUCERS; PIEZOELECTRICITY;

PIEZOELECTRIC ACTUATORS;

EID: 67650317647     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ICIT.2009.4939557     Document Type: Conference Paper

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