Parallel Coupled Micro-Macro Actuators

This thesis presents a new actuator system consisting of a micro-actuator and a macro-actuator coupled in parallel via a compliant transmission. The system is called the Parallel Coupled Micro-Macro Actuator, or PaCMMA. In this system, the micro-actuator is capable of high bandwidth force contr...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Morrell, John Bryant
Language:en_US
Published: 2004
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/7066