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REVIEW OF SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS
Volume 84, Issue 8, Pages -Publisher
AMER INST PHYSICS
DOI: 10.1063/1.4817695
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) [91023036, 51275018]
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This paper describes the design, modeling, and testing of a novel flexure-based microgripper for a large jaw displacement with high resolution. Such a microgripper is indispensable in micro/nano manipulation. In achieving a large jaw displacement, double amplification mechanisms, namely, Scott-Russell mechanism and leverage mechanism arranged in series, are utilized to overcome the limited output of microgrippers driven by piezoelectric actuators. The mechanical performance of the microgripper is analyzed using the pseudo rigid body model approach. Finite element analysis is conducted to evaluate the performance and validate the established models for further optimum design of the microgripper. The prototype of the developed microgripper is fabricated, with which experimental tests are carried out. The experimental results show that the developed microgripper is capable of handling various sized micro-objects with a maximum jaw displacement of 134 mu m and a high amplification ratio of 15.5. (C) 2013 AIP Publishing LLC.
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