The need for precision positioning applications has enormously influenced the research and
development towards the growth of precision actuators. Over the years, piezoelectric …

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 …

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 trapezoid-type stick–slip piezoelectric linear actuator using a right circular flexure hinge
mechanism was proposed, designed, fabricated, and tested with the aim of accomplishing …

A piezoelectric actuator based on parasitic motion principle is proposed and tested. The
piezoelectric actuator is explored to simultaneously realize coarse (long stroke) and fine …

A piezoelectric-driven actuator based on coupling motion has been proposed and tested to
achieve a large linear working stroke with high resolution.“Z-shaped” flexure hinges are …

A single-foot linear piezoelectric actuator is proposed in this paper, and a new exciting
method for the stepping motion is discussed. The proposed actuator works in the hybrid …

This paper provides a comprehensive review of the literature regarding precision
piezoelectric motors over long ranges based on the principle of repeating a series of small …

A novel piezoelectric inchworm actuator driven by one channel dc signal is developed in this
article to simplify excitation signal of the inchworm actuators, and the clamping force of the …

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