Cartwheel flexure-based compliant stage for large displacement driven by a stack-type piezoelectric element

Kee Bong Choi, Jae Jong Lee, Min Young Kim

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Abstract

When the short displacement of a piezoelectric element in a compliant stage with simple flexures is amplified for large motion range by an amplification mechanism, a large displacement causes an excessive stress in a simple flexure. Moreover the excessive stress has the possibility of a yielding failure. A cartwheel flexure hinge offers the compliant stage larger displacement than the simple flexures. In this study, a compliant stage for displacement driven by a stack-type piezoelectric element is proposed. For large displacement, rotational joints are implemented by cartwheel flexure hinges. A mathematical model for compliant stage with massless flexure node is derived, and then the proposed stage is analyzed. In addition, the proposed stage is designed and manufactured. Experiments demonstrate the performance of the proposed stage.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationICCAS 2007 - International Conference on Control, Automation and Systems
Pages2754-2758
Number of pages5
DOIs
StatePublished - 2007
EventInternational Conference on Control, Automation and Systems, ICCAS 2007 - Seoul, Korea, Republic of
Duration: 17 Oct 200720 Oct 2007

Publication series

NameICCAS 2007 - International Conference on Control, Automation and Systems

Conference

ConferenceInternational Conference on Control, Automation and Systems, ICCAS 2007
Country/TerritoryKorea, Republic of
CitySeoul
Period17/10/0720/10/07

Keywords

  • Cartwheel flexure hinge
  • Compliant mechanism
  • Displacement amplification
  • Flexure primitive
  • Four-link mechanism
  • Lever mechanism
  • Piezoelectric element

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