Abstract: A manipulator control system, for which isotropic compliance holds in the Euclidean space E(3), can be significantly simplified by means of diagonal decoupling. However, such simplification may introduce some limits to the ...

Abstract: In the last decades, grippers have been employed extensively at the microscale, for example, in microbiology and in microassembly. In these fields, specifically, it is essential to improve the performance of these systems ...

Abstract: This article provides an overview of the operational strategies adopted in microgrippers design. The review covers microgrippers recently proposed in Literature, some of which have been systematically presented in a companion ...

Abstract: An atlas of 98 microgrippers that recently appeared in Literature is herein presented by using four different forms: (a) a restyled layout of the original mechanical structure, (b) its corresponding pseudorigid body model ...

Abstract: This article presents a control strategy for the stiffness regulation of parallel manipulators based on the implementation of a simple proportional controller. Starting from the assignment of the stiffness or compliance ...

Abstract: Cross-axis flexural pivots are increasingly implemented in mechanical systems due to their high precision and wide range of motion. However, designing high-performance pivots in terms of low-axis drift, low rotational ...

Abstract: This paper presents a new concept flexure hinge for MEMS applications and reveals how to design, construct, and experimentally test. This hinge combines a curved beam, as a flexible element, and a pair of conjugate surfaces, ...

Abstract: In this paper, a microsystem with prescribed functional capabilities is designed and simulated. In particular, the development of a straight line path generator micro electro mechanical system (MEMS) device is presented. ...