A survey on synthesis of compliant constant force/torque mechanisms

J Ling, T Ye, Z Feng, Y Zhu, Y Li, X **ao - Mechanism and Machine Theory, 2022 - Elsevier
To avoid complicated force control system in precision manipulation, compliant constant
force/torque mechanisms are proposed and developed continuously since the 1990s. The …

Design and modeling of constant-force mechanisms: A survey

P Wang, Q Xu - Mechanism and Machine Theory, 2018 - Elsevier
Constant-force mechanisms (CFMs) have become a hot research topic in recent years.
Unlike conventional force control technology by using force sensor and controller, which …

Design and Development of a Compact Flexure-Based Precision Positioning System With Centimeter Range

Q Xu - IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, 2013 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper presents the design and development of a novel flexure parallel-kinematics
precision positioning stage with a centimeter range and compact dimension. The stage …

Design and development of a new cable-driven parallel robot for waist rehabilitation

Q Chen, B Zi, Z Sun, Y Li, Q Xu - IEEE/ASME Transactions on …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper proposes a cable-driven parallel waist rehabilitation robot with two-level control
algorithm to assist the patients with waist injuries to do some rehabilitation training. The …

Investigation on the development and building of a voice coil actuator-driven XY micro-motion stage with dual-range capabilities

PP Raut, AS Rao, S Sollapur, DD Baviskar - International Journal on …, 2024 - Springer
A growing trend in the utilization of compliant micro-motion stages, which offer exceptional
precision and repeatability in positioning. These stages enable the creation of dual-range …

Design of a compliant vertical micropositioning stage based on lamina emergent mechanisms

Z Lyu, Q Xu, L Zhu - IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This article presents the design and development of a novel compliant vertical
micropositioning stage (VMS) with a millimeter stroke and compact profile. The concept …

Design of a flexure-based constant-force XY precision positioning stage

P Wang, Q Xu - Mechanism and Machine Theory, 2017 - Elsevier
This paper presents the design of a new flexure-based XY precision positioning stage with
constant force output. Its uniqueness lies in the reduction of driving force for achieving a …

Designs of compliant mechanism-based force sensors: A review

J Gan, J Zhang, MF Ge, X Tu - IEEE Sensors Journal, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Sensing the interaction force in robot-assisted manipulation draws lots of attentions in
related research fields. In order to protect the manipulation objects and to build the real-time …

Design of a new bio-inspired dual-axis compliant micromanipulator with millimeter strokes

Z Lyu, Q Xu - IEEE Transactions on Robotics, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This article proposes the concept design of a novel bio-inspired dual-axis compliant
micromanipulator with millimeter working strokes dedicated to fiber alignment. It subtly …

Survey on recent designs of compliant micro-/nano-positioning stages

Z Wu, Q Xu - Actuators, 2018 - mdpi.com
Micromanipulation is a hot topic due to its enabling role in various research fields. In order to
perform a high precision operation at a small scale, compliant mechanisms have been …