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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …