Recent trends in piezoelectric actuators for precision motion and their applications: A review

S Mohith, AR Upadhya, KP Navin… - Smart Materials and …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
The need for precision positioning applications has enormously influenced the research and
development towards the growth of precision actuators. Over the years, piezoelectric …

Developments and challenges of miniature piezoelectric robots: A review

J Li, J Deng, S Zhang, W Chen, J Zhao… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Miniature robots have been widely studied and applied in the fields of search and rescue,
reconnaissance, micromanipulation, and even the interior of the human body benefiting from …

A resonant-type thin plate piezoelectric actuator inspired by koala's locomotion

Y Wang, J Deng, H Li, X Tian… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Imitating the behavioral traits or structures of biological organisms can provide new ideas
and operating principles for designing microactuators. Inspired by the locomotion of koalas …

A stick-slip piezoelectric actuator with high assembly interchangeability

Z Xu, W Sun, X Li, H Huang, J Dong - International Journal of Mechanical …, 2022 - Elsevier
The stick-slip piezoelectric actuator with simple driving signal and structure is a very
promising type for achieving the high resolution and large stroke. However, as a typical …

Displacement linearity improving method of step** piezoelectric platform based on leg wagging mechanism

J Deng, Y Liu, J Li, S Zhang, K Li - IEEE Transactions on …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
It is difficult to obtain linear output displacements for step** piezoelectric platform due to
their discontinuous outputs. Inspired by the theory that the maximum static friction force is …

Development of a novel flexure-based XY platform using single bending hybrid piezoelectric actuator

X Gao, Y Liu, S Zhang, J Deng… - IEEE/ASME Transactions …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this article, a novel flexure-based XY platform using a bending hybrid piezoelectric
actuator was proposed, which was inspired by a classical piezoelectric stack-actuated …

A novel hollow-type XY piezoelectric positioning platform

L Yuan, L Wang, R Qi, Z Zhao, J **, C Zhao - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
To enhance space efficiency and reduce the planar dimensions of the piezoelectric platform,
propose an innovative three-stage flexible lever hollow XY piezoelectric platform powered …

A review on the flexure-based displacement amplification mechanisms

F Chen, Q Zhang, Y Gao, W Dong - IEEE Access, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Multifarious flexure-based displacement amplifiers have been proposed and studied in the
past decades, showing importance in many industrial fields, such as bioengineering, optical …

Development of a cross-scale 2-DOF piezoelectric rotary platform based on active friction switching

S Zhang, Y Liu, X Gao, J Deng, H Yu… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
In order to overcome the typical cross-scale motion contradiction between the large motion
range (radian scale) and high displacement resolution (microradian scale) in single …

Design of a rhombus-type stick-slip actuator with two driving modes for micropositioning

B Shi, F Wang, Z Huo, Y Tian, X Zhao… - Mechanical Systems and …, 2022 - Elsevier
This paper proposes a novel liner stick–slip actuator with compact structure which can
achieve forward and backward motion. A novel rhombus-type displacement amplification …