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Overview of flexure-based compliant microgrippers

  • Aia, Wenji (Department of Electromechanical Engineering, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Macau) ;
  • Xu, Qingsong (Department of Electromechanical Engineering, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Macau)
  • Received : 2012.12.31
  • Accepted : 2013.10.29
  • Published : 2014.01.25
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Abstract

Microgripper is an essential device in the micro-operation system. It can convert other types of energy into mechanical energy and produce clamp movement with required chucking force, which enables it a broad application prospect in the domain of tiny components' processing and assembly, biomedicine and optics, etc. The performance of a microgripper is dependent on its power supply, type of drive, mechanism structure, sensing components, and controller. This paper presents a state-of-the-art survey of recent development on flexure-based microgrippers. According to the drive type, the existing microgrippers can be mainly classified as electrostatic microgripper, electrothermal microgripper, electromagnetic microgripper, piezoelectric microgripper, and shape memory alloy microgripper. Additionally, some different mechanisms, sensors, and control methods that are used in microgripper system are reviewed. The key issue of how to choose those components in microgripper system design is also addressed.

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