A critical review of piezoelectric ultrasonic transducers for ultrasonic-assisted precision machining

P Du, W Chen, J Deng, S Zhang, J Zhang, Y Liu - Ultrasonics, 2023 - Elsevier
Piezoelectric ultrasonic-assisted precision machining (PUAPM) technology is considered to
be an efficient and environmentally friendly machining strategy by virtue of cutting force …

Piezoelectric stick-slip actuators with flexure hinge mechanisms: A review

G Qiao, H Li, X Lu, J Wen… - Journal of Intelligent …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Piezoelectric stick-slip actuators (PSSAs) are famous for ultimate working condition
adaptability, simple structure, and positioning accuracy. To meet the demand of industrial …

A stick-slip piezoelectric actuator with high assembly interchangeability

Z Xu, W Sun, X Li, H Huang, J Dong - International Journal of Mechanical …, 2022 - Elsevier
The stick-slip piezoelectric actuator with simple driving signal and structure is a very
promising type for achieving the high resolution and large stroke. However, as a typical …

Progressing towards high performance non-resonant piezoelectric stepping actuators

D Berry, TVK Vo, KHH Li, TM Lubecki… - Sensors and Actuators A …, 2023 - Elsevier
Piezoelectric actuators are emerging as a promising technology with their potential to deliver
a system with high specific power, accuracy, quick response and resolution. Over the years …

Development of a piezoelectric actuator based on stick–slip principle inspired by the predation of snake

L Wang, H Wang, Y Zhang, Z Qiu… - Review of Scientific …, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
A new piezoelectric actuator based on the stick–slip working principle inspired by the
predation of the snake is proposed and developed in this work. A lead zirconate titanate …

Development of a Novel Piezoelectric Actuator Based on Stick–Slip Principle by Using Asymmetric Constraint

L Wang, H Wang, J Jiang, T Luo - Micromachines, 2023 - mdpi.com
In this work, a novel piezoelectric actuator based on the stick–slip principle is proposed. The
actuator is constrained by an asymmetric constraint approach; the driving foot produces …

Achieving high consistency in forward and reverse motions of stick-slip piezoelectric actuator by a symmetrical structure and optimized installation method

H Huang, Y Liu, Z Xu, X Li, K Wang - Microsystem Technologies, 2023 - Springer
Although the stick-slip piezoelectric actuator has been extensively developed, its
consistency in forward and reverse motions is still poor under the same driving voltage and …

Model-Free adaptive positioning control of the bidirectional stick–slip piezoelectric actuator with coupled asymmetric flexure-hinge mechanisms

Z Zhang, Y Dong, S Yu, X Lu, K Liu - Sensors, 2023 - mdpi.com
A model-free adaptive positioning control strategy for piezoelectric stick–slip actuators
(PSSAs) with uncertain disturbance is proposed. The designed controller consists of a data …

Design and evaluation of a stick-slip piezoelectric actuator with flexure hinge mechanism inspired by the earthworm

H Wang, D Su, L Wang - Review of Scientific Instruments, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
In this work, a new bionic piezoelectric actuator inspired by the earthworm is proposed,
fabricated, and tested. The operating principle of the actuator imitates the crawling motion of …

Design and test a pneumatically actuated microgripper based on structural stiffness

X Chen, Z Xie, K Tai, H Tan, X Chen - Review of Scientific Instruments, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
In response to the problem that the actual amplification ratio of the compliant motion
amplification mechanism cannot be further improved, this paper introduces a two-stage …