Microassembly of 3-D microstructures using a compliant, passive microgripper

N Dechev, WL Cleghorn, JK Mills - Journal of …, 2004 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper describes a novel microassembly system that can be used to construct out-of-
plane three-dimensional (3-D) microstructures. The system makes use of a surface …

Flexible micro-assembly system equipped with an automated tool changer

C Clévy, A Hubert, N Chaillet - Journal of micro-nano mechatronics, 2008 - Springer
This paper deals with the design, fabrication and experimental validation of several modules
of a micro-assembly system. On one hand, a microgripper is integrated in a four degrees of …

[PDF][PDF] 柔顺精密定位与操作机构研究进展

张宪民, 朱本亮, 李海, 陈忠, 王日鑫, 臧浩延 - 机械工程学报, 2023 - qikan.cmes.org
柔顺机构是一种利用柔顺元件的弹性变形来传递或转换运动, 力或能量的新型机构.
与传统的刚性机构相比, 柔顺机构具有高精度, 无间隙, 无摩擦磨损, 免装配及易于小型化等特点 …

Mechanical fastener designs for use in the microassembly of 3d microstructures

N Dechev, JK Mills… - ASME …, 2004 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
This paper describes micro-mechanical fastener designs used to create joints between
surface micromachined micro-parts. This is part of ongoing research to develop a general …

Capillary force disturbances on a partially submerged cylindrical micromanipulator

M Gauthier, M Nourine - IEEE Transactions on Robotics, 2007 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The objective of this paper is to analyze the impact of liquid surface tension on force
measurement in submerged micromanipulation. First, at present, mechanical …

Design of a MEMS-based resonant force sensor for compliant, passive microgripping

IB Bahadur, J Mills, Y Sun - IEEE International Conference …, 2005 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper, a polysilicon double-ended tuning fork (DETF) is proposed for use as a force
sensor for integration into a compliant, passive microgripper used in a microassembly of 3D …

Development of multi micro manipulation system using IPMC micro grippers

RK Jain, S Datta, S Majumder, A Dutta - Journal of Intelligent & Robotic …, 2014 - Springer
This paper presents a new design of multi micro manipulation system using ionic polymer
metal composite (IPMC) micro grippers for robotic micro assembly where IPMC is used as a …

Force feedback pushing scheme for micromanipulation applications

S Khan, A Sabanovic - Journal of Micro-Nano Mechatronics, 2009 - Springer
Pushing micro-objects using point contact provides more flexibility and less complexity
compared to pick and place operation. Due to the fact that in micro-world surface forces are …

Fabrication of a microcoil through parallel microassembly

HK Chu, JK Mills, WL Cleghorn - 2012 IEEE International …, 2012 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper presents the fabrication of a three-dimensional microcoil through the technique of
microassembly. The microcoil design is comprised of nine out-of-plane micro-sized …

Assembly of microproducts: state of the art and new solutions

M Santochi, G Fantoni, I Fassi - AMST'05 Advanced Manufacturing …, 2005 - Springer
Nowadays, miniaturization is playing an important role in product redesign while complex
microproducts are leaving their traditional domains. These two aspects concur to the need …