• DocumentCode
    1654420
  • Title

    SPU based microrobots: a new approach to the robotic world

  • Author

    Montane, E. ; Puig-Vidal, M. ; Lopez-Sanchez, J. ; Miribel-Català, P. ; Bota, S.A. ; Samitier, J.

  • Author_Institution
    Instrum. & Commun. Systems. Electron. Dept, Barcelona Univ., Spain
  • Volume
    3
  • fYear
    2001
  • fDate
    6/23/1905 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    1191
  • Abstract
    A microrobot structure, based on piezoelectric materials that implements a new driving approach has been developed. This approach is based on the concept of Smart Piezoelectric Unit (SPU), that means the integration of the piezolectric actuator and its driving circuitry in the same package to be considered as an independent and compact unit, which can be used to build, as a single and primary element, more complex structures
  • Keywords
    intelligent actuators; microactuators; microrobots; piezoelectric actuators; driving circuitry; microrobot; piezoelectric material; piezolectric actuator; smart piezoelectric unit; Consumer electronics; Digital integrated circuits; Driver circuits; Instruments; Motion control; Piezoelectric actuators; Piezoelectric materials; Robots; Stress; Voltage;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Electronics, Circuits and Systems, 2001. ICECS 2001. The 8th IEEE International Conference on
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-7057-0
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ICECS.2001.957429
  • Filename
    957429