Development of Piezo-Driven Compliant Bridge Mechanisms: General Analytical Equations and Optimization of Displacement Amplification

Compliant bridge mechanisms are frequently utilized to scale micrometer order motions of piezoelectric actuators to levels suitable for desired applications. Analytical equations have previously been specifically developed for two configurations of bridge mechanisms: parallel and rhombic type. Based...

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Main Authors: Huaxian Wei, Bijan Shirinzadeh, Wei Li, Leon Clark, Joshua Pinskier, Yuqiao Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2017-08-01
Series:Micromachines
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-666X/8/8/238