Title :
Application of piezo-driven polymer microgripper in automatic transportation of micro object
Author :
Chang, Ren Jung ; Shih, Po Wei ; Huang, Ren Zuo ; Lin, Kuan Yan
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Mech. Eng., Nat. Cheng Kung Univ., Tainan, Taiwan
Abstract :
A compliant microgripper system is designed, fabricated, and tested. The gripper mechanism is optimized to achieve design objectives. By employing excimer-laser ablation, a polyurethane microgripper is fabricated. The input-output behavior of microgripper mechanism is analyzed by FEA and compared with experimental testing. The microgripper driven by piezoelectric actuator is finally integrated and the operational behavior is identified. The application of holding and transporting a wire (200 mum) is finally tested.
Keywords :
design; end effectors; finite element analysis; grippers; laser ablation; micromanipulators; piezoelectric actuators; polymers; FEA; automatic microobject transportation; design; excimer-laser ablation; gripper mechanism; input-output behavior; operational behavior; piezo-driven polymer microgripper; piezoelectric actuator; polyurethane microgripper; Automatic voltage control; Biomedical engineering; End effectors; Grippers; Manufacturing; Microactuators; Piezoelectric actuators; Polymers; Testing; Transportation;
Conference_Titel :
Mechatronics, 2005. ICM '05. IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Taipei
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8998-0
DOI :
10.1109/ICMECH.2005.1529242
