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 …

Control strategies for soft robot systems

J Wang, A Chortos - Advanced Intelligent Systems, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Soft robots have recently attracted increased attention because their characteristics of low‐
cost fabrication, durability, and deformability make them uniquely suited for applications in …

Step** piezoelectric actuators with large working stroke for nano-positioning systems: A review

J Li, H Huang, T Morita - Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, 2019 - Elsevier
Precision positioning systems with large working stroke (millimeter or more) and micro/nano-
scale positioning resolution are widely required in both scientific research and industries …

A review of recent studies on non-resonant piezoelectric actuators

L Wang, W Chen, J Liu, J Deng, Y Liu - Mechanical Systems and Signal …, 2019 - Elsevier
Various non-resonant piezoelectric actuators have been emerged in recent decades and
they have been applied successfully in many industrial fields, such as medical apparatuses …

A comparative review of artificial muscles for microsystem applications

M Shi, EM Yeatman - Microsystems & Nanoengineering, 2021 - nature.com
Artificial muscles are capable of generating actuation in microsystems with outstanding
compliance. Recent years have witnessed a growing academic interest in artificial muscles …

Robust adaptive motion tracking of piezoelectric actuated stages using online neural-network-based sliding mode control

J Ling, Z Feng, D Zheng, J Yang, H Yu… - Mechanical Systems and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Robust and precise motion tracking for micro-electro-mechanical systems in the presence of
inherent nonlinearity and external disturbance is of great importance in many applications …

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 …

A compact 2-DOF micro/nano manipulator using single miniature piezoelectric tube actuator

X Gao, J Deng, S Zhang, L **g… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Micro/nano manipulators using piezoelectric actuators are extensively applied in precision
manipulation fields. In this article, a novel 2-DOF micro/nano manipulator with compact …

An impact inertial piezoelectric actuator designed by means of the asymmetric friction

W Sun, Z Xu, K Wang, X Li, J Tang… - IEEE Transactions …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
With simple structure and control, impact inertial piezoelectric actuators are one promising
type for precision positioning with large working stroke and high resolution. However, their …

On the suppression of the backward motion of a piezo-driven precision positioning platform designed by the parasitic motion principle

Z Yang, X Zhou, H Huang, J Dong… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Piezo-driven precision positioning platforms with large stroke are greatly demanded in both
scientific research and industrial applications. Although various principles have been …