TY - GEN
T1 - A review of scaling and performance considerations for articulating technologies
AU - Rau, Andrew C.
AU - Frecker, Mary
PY - 2009
Y1 - 2009
N2 - Mechanisms with dexterous manipulation capabilities are needed for many applications at the meso scale (1-5 mm diameter with micro scale features). Scaling down larger designs has proven to be impossible in many cases, and the manipulation forces produced by most existing meso scale designs are notably insufficient for intended applications. A review of articulating mechanisms and manipulator technologies developed within the last decade is presented, and the potential for these technologies to be implemented at the meso scale is explored. The utility of these systems is analyzed in terms of two main performance metrics: maximum range of motion and force application. Determining the miniaturization potential and performance capabilities of these mechanisms has highlighted necessary improvements for current systems and provided insight on which system types are most likely to be effective on the meso scale.
AB - Mechanisms with dexterous manipulation capabilities are needed for many applications at the meso scale (1-5 mm diameter with micro scale features). Scaling down larger designs has proven to be impossible in many cases, and the manipulation forces produced by most existing meso scale designs are notably insufficient for intended applications. A review of articulating mechanisms and manipulator technologies developed within the last decade is presented, and the potential for these technologies to be implemented at the meso scale is explored. The utility of these systems is analyzed in terms of two main performance metrics: maximum range of motion and force application. Determining the miniaturization potential and performance capabilities of these mechanisms has highlighted necessary improvements for current systems and provided insight on which system types are most likely to be effective on the meso scale.
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U2 - 10.1115/SMASIS2009-1336
DO - 10.1115/SMASIS2009-1336
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:77953788945
SN - 9780791848975
T3 - Proceedings of the ASME Conference on Smart Materials, Adaptive Structures and Intelligent Systems 2009, SMASIS2009
SP - 271
EP - 280
BT - Proceedings of the ASME Conference on Smart Materials, Adaptive Structures and Intelligent Systems 2009, SMASIS2009
T2 - 2009 ASME Conference on Smart Materials, Adaptive Structures and Intelligent Systems, SMASIS2009
Y2 - 21 September 2009 through 23 September 2009
ER -