An Efficient and High-Accuracy Modeling and Design Method for High-Load, Large-Stroke Piezo-Actuated Compliant Amplification Mechanisms [PDF]
MicromachinesPiezoelectric-actuated nanopositioning stages commonly employ flexure amplification mechanisms to enlarge output displacement and are widely used in optical measurement, micro and nano manufacturing, and other precision engineering fields.
Houwen Fu +4 more
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Study of the Equivalent Stiffness of a Non-Contact Piezoelectric Actuator’s Micro-Displacement Amplification Mechanism [PDF]
MicromachinesTo address the issues of mechanical wear and limited service life in conventional contact piezoelectric actuators, this study proposes a non-contact piezoelectric actuator employing compressed air for energy transmission; we elucidate its structure and ...
Huaiyong Li +5 more
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Amplification Ratio of a Recycled Plastics-Compliant Mechanism Flexure Hinge
Applied Sciences, 2023 This research focuses on the fabrication of plastic flexure hinges from diverse plastics such as ABS, PP, HDPE, and LDPE. To enhance hinge efficiency, the recycling ratios are also investigated.
Tran Minh The Uyen +5 more
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Analysis on Elliptic and Parabolic 2-DOF Flexure Hinges for Spatial Positioning Stages [PDF]
한국정밀공학회지, 2023 With advancements in semiconductor manufacturing processes and the development of precision processing technology, flexure hinge-based ultra-precision positioning stages are widely used.
Hyun-Pyo Shin, Jun-Hee Moon
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Complexity, 2021 In order to obtain a new structure of beam flexure hinge with good performance, the flexure hinge based on the X-lattice structure is researched in this paper.
Yin Zhang, Jianwei Wu, Jiubin Tan
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Multi-Material Topology Optimization of Flexure Hinges Using Element Stacking Method
Micromachines, 2022 Traditional flexure hinges are designed by using a single material, and their performance is inadequate, compared to the ideal hinge. This paper presents a topology-optimization design method for multi-material flexure hinges based on the element ...
Min Liu, Yifeng Li, Jinqing Zhan
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Engineering Reports, 2023 To design a flexure hinge with high precision and high natural frequency, the sinusoidal flexure hinge is proposed in this article. First, the formulae for the compliance and precision factors of the hinge were derived based on the Euler–Bernoulli beam ...
Qiliang Wang +4 more
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Analytical Modeling and Application for Semi-Circular Notch Flexure Hinges
Applied Sciences, 2023 Flexure-based compliant mechanisms can be used to achieve bio-imitability and adaptability in the applications of biomedical engineering. However, a nonlinear load-displacement profile increases the design complexity of this type of compliant mechanism ...
Qiaoling Meng +4 more
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Multi-objective optimization of a type of ellipse-parabola shaped superelastic flexure hinge [PDF]
Mechanical Sciences, 2016 Flexure hinges made of superelastic materials is a promising candidate to enhance the movability of compliant mechanisms. In this paper, we focus on the multi-objective optimization of a type of ellipse-parabola shaped superelastic flexure hinge.
Z. Du, M. Yang, W. Dong
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Theoretical Stiffness Modeling and Application Research of a Novel Stacked Flexure Hinge
Aerospace, 2023 This study investigates and designs a novel stacked hinge with low stiffness, large rotation angle, high strength, and length-adaptive functionality. Firstly, based on the large deformation theory of cantilever beams and relevant theories of leaf springs,
Yonghong Zhang +5 more
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