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A novel design of a 3-PRC translational compliant parallel micromanipulator for nanomanipulation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 January 2006

Qingsong Xu
Affiliation:
Dept. of Electromechanical Engineering, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Macau, Av. Padre Tomás Pereira S. J., Taipa, Macao SAR (P. R. China)
Yangmin Li
Affiliation:
Dept. of Electromechanical Engineering, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Macau, Av. Padre Tomás Pereira S. J., Taipa, Macao SAR (P. R. China)

Abstract

A novel 3-DOF prismatic-revolute-cylindrical (PRC) translational compliant parallel micromanipulator (CPM) has been designed for 3-D nanomanipulation in this paper. The system is configured by a proper selection of hardware and analyzed via the established pseudo-rigid-body (PRB) model. The CPM workspace is determined taking into account the physical constraints imposed by piezoelectric actuators and flexure hinges.

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Copyright
2006 Cambridge University Press

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