Prototyping of a Hybrid Driver for Nano-Manipulation using Piezoelectric Actuators

The object of this research is to prototype a hybrid driving circuit (AC+DC) for nano-manipulation mechanisms employing piezoelectric actuators. The experimented analog driver is triggered by digital signals and commanded by a PC which is loaded with a graphic user interface code (GUI). The developed hybrid circuit can therefore precisely drive the piezoelectric actuators as to fulfill high resolution as well as high accuracy promises for nano-manipulation applications.