Piezoelectric stick-slip actuators (PSSAs) are famous for ultimate working condition
adaptability, simple structure, and positioning accuracy. To meet the demand of industrial …

We propose the modeling of hysteresis nonlinearities in a piezoelectric material-based tube
actuator classically employed in precise positioning applications under different surrounding …

Traditional Atomic Force Microscopes (AFM) allow a short range displacement of the AFM
probe, on the order of several tens of micrometers. When used inside an Electron …

This paper describes the design of a 3D-printed, three-degree-of-freedom (3-DOF) tripedal
microrobotic platform that is capable of unlimited travel with sub-micrometer precision over a …

This article proposes a method for the correction of angular deviations caused during the
fixing process of samples prepared for Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM). The correction is …

In [1], we introduced an algorithm to identify rate-independent hysteresis nonlinearities of a
class of smart material-based actuators, which is modeled as a Hammerstein system, that is …

Path following control of micrometer-sized tools is the key to improve automation capabilities
at the small scales. This paper addresses the issue of path following control for piezoelectric …

The Prandtl-Ishlinskii (PI) operator has been used widely in the modeling and inverse
compensation of hysteresis nonlinearity in actuators made of smart materials, such as …

In this study, the hysteresis nonlinearities of a piezotube actuator are investigated under
different levels of surrounding temperature. The experimental results show that increasing of …

Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) is an ideal observation tool for small scales robotics. It
has the potential to achieve automated nano-robotic tasks such as nano-handling and nano …