• DocumentCode
    2115055
  • Title

    An experimental observation of uncoupling of multi-DOF PZT actuators in a compliant mechanism

  • Author

    Handley, Daniel C. ; Zhao, Wei ; Zhang, W.J. ; Li, Q. ; Lu, Tien-Fu

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Mech. Eng., Adelaide Univ., SA, Australia
  • Volume
    3
  • fYear
    2002
  • fDate
    2-5 Dec. 2002
  • Firstpage
    1354
  • Abstract
    The control of a dynamic system with multiple degrees-of-freedom (DOF) is far simpler if the system is uncoupled. The property of an uncoupled system can be achieved with careful design of mechanical structures in the case of conventional mechanisms. The study reported in this paper will show via experiment the uncoupling property in a compliant mechanism, which is driven by three PZT actuators. This observation has the significance to motivate study on a new methodology for designing uncoupled multi DOF compliant mechanisms.
  • Keywords
    compliance control; micropositioning; piezoelectric actuators; mechanical structures; multi degrees-of-freedom; piezo ceramic actuators; uncoupled compliant mechanism; Control systems; Design engineering; Fasteners; Hydraulic actuators; Kinematics; Manipulator dynamics; Mechanical engineering; Mechanical factors; Micromanipulators; Production engineering;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Control, Automation, Robotics and Vision, 2002. ICARCV 2002. 7th International Conference on
  • Print_ISBN
    981-04-8364-3
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ICARCV.2002.1234970
  • Filename
    1234970