Inertial positioning platforms driven by piezoelectric actuators have been employed in many
precision applications. However, challenges including unstable pose keeping and …

Piezo-driven precision positioning platforms with large stroke are greatly demanded in both
scientific research and industrial applications. Although various principles have been …

The backward motion phenomenon is widespread in inertial impact, stick-slip, and parasitic
piezoelectric actuators, and seriously limits the development of these actuators for micro …

In the piezoelectric driving field, backward motion commonly exists in output displacement
curves of the actuators designed by various driving principles, which deteriorates the output …

A novel two-DOF pointing mechanism using a bending-bending hybrid piezoelectric
actuator was proposed. The pointing mechanism realized rotary motions around two …

Rollback happens to most inertial piezoelectric actuators due to the forward and backward
bending of bimorphs in a driving cycle. An inertial piezoelectric rotary actuator with two …

The piezoelectric inertial actuator is one of the critical technologies for precision equipment.
However, its inherent working mode makes it difficult to achieve smooth motion, further …

This paper presents a stick–slip piezoelectric actuator with high consistency in performances
of forward and reverse motions. It is achieved by developing an integrated stator which …

A piezoelectric platform driven by a multifunctional piezoelectric actuator is used to
investigate the influence of multidirectional oscillations on the output characteristics of an …

Taking advantage of simple structure and control, stick-slip piezoelectric actuators have
been widely employed to realize precision positioning in precision machinery and …