banner.jpg 10.3850/978-981-08-5840-7_SS11-5 Linkage Mechanisms With Piezo- Structured Ceramic Actuators Penka Genova1, Vladimir Kotev1, Florin Ionescu2 and Kostadin Kostadinov1 1Institute of Mechanics – BAS, Acad. G. Bonchev Str, bl. 4, 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria 2University of Applied Sciences, 55, Braunegger str., 78462 Konstanz, Romania ABSTRACT

This paper investigates the concept of designing integrated conventional macro-structures with incorporated piezo-actuators. The mechanism structures used for macro-displacements perform macromotions, while the incorporated in the links micro-actuators realize the precise micro-displacements and positioning in finishing operations. Macro-micro mechanisms are synthesized for micro-manipulators with plane and special structure.

Keywords: Macro-micro mechanisms for micro manipulators, Structural analysis, Actuators.

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