From the mechanical analysis of a polyarticulated microgripper to the design of a compliant microgripper

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5383, Issue , 2004, Pages 469-477

  Bernardoni, Paul ^a   Riwan, Alain ^a   Tsitsiris, Hellie ^a   Millet, Olivier ^c   Buchaillot, Lionel ^c   Regnier, Stéphane ^b   Bidaud, Philippe ^b  

^a INSTITUT DE RADIOPROTECTION ET DE SÛRETÉ NUCLÉAIRE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PIERRE ET MARIE CURIE   (France)

^c INSTITUT D ELECTRONIQUE   (France)

Author keywords

Building blocks; Compliant mechanism; Design; Genetic algorithm; Microgripper

Indexed keywords

ACTUATORS; AMPLIFICATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FRICTION; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; OPTIMIZATION; POLYSILICON;

BUILDING BLOCKS; COMPLIANT MECHANISM; MICROGRIPPERS; SCRATCH DRIVE ACTUATORS (SDA);

GRIPPERS;

EID: 8844244083     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.539526     Document Type: Conference Paper

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