Theoretical Thermal-Mechanical Modelling and Experimental Validation of a Three-Dimensional (3D) Electrothermal Microgripper with Three Fingers

This paper presents the theoretical thermal-mechanical modeling and parameter analyses of a novel three-dimensional (3D) electrothermal microgripper with three fingers. Each finger of the microgripper is composed of a bi-directional Z-shaped electrothermal actuator and a 3D U-shaped electrothermal a...

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Main Authors: Guoning Si, Liangying Sun, Zhuo Zhang, Xuping Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-12-01
Series:Micromachines
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-666X/12/12/1512