Flexible micromanipulators and micromanipulation / editor, Alessandro Cammarata.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Cammarata, Alessandro, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Machinery.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Basel : MDPI, [2023]

Summary:

This reprint, "Flexible Micromanipulators and Micromanipulation," is a collection of 12 full research articles that provide insights into the latest development and applications in the field of micromanipulation which has important applications in areas, such as metal additive manufacturing, medical devices, and robotics. The topics of the reprint cover the design and fabrication of magnetic actuators, electromagnetic levitation systems, compliant manipulators and robots, micromanipulation of microparticles and microcapsules to characterize mechanical properties of microscale objects, and inchworm robot for inspection, assembly, and maintenance.

Contents:

Contents

About the Editor vii

Preface to "Flexible Micromanipulators and Micromanipulation" ix

Alessandro Cammarata

Reprinted from: Micromachines 2023, 14, 597, doi:10.3390/mi14030597 1

Kengo Tanabe, Masato Shiota, Eiji Kusui, Yohei Iida, Hazumu Kusama and Ryosuke

Editorial for the Special Issue on Flexible Micromanipulators and Micromanipulation

Kinoshita et al.

Precise Position Control of Holonomic Inchworm Robot Using Four Optical Encoders

Reprinted from: Micromachines 2023, 14, 375, doi:10.3390/mi14020375 5

Daniele Baiocco, Zhihua Zhang, Yanping He and Zhibing Zhang

Relationship between the Young's Moduli of Whole Microcapsules and Their Shell Material

Established by Micromanipulation Measurements Based on Diametric Compression between

Two Parallel Surfaces and Numerical Modelling

Reprinted from: Micromachines 2023, 14, 123, doi:10.3390/mi14010123 21

Alessandro Cammarata, Pietro Davide Maddio, Rosario Sinatra and Nicola Pio Belfiore

Direct Kinetostatic Analysis of a Gripper with Curved Flexures

Reprinted from: Micromachines 2022, 13, 2172, doi:10.3390/mi13122172 37

Shilei Wu, Zhongxi Shao and Hongya Fu

A Substructure Condensed Approach for Kinetostatic Modeling of Compliant Mechanisms with

Complex Topology

Reprinted from: Micromachines 2022, 13, 1734, doi:10.3390/mi13101734 63

Jun Ren, Qiliang Li, Hanhai Wu and Qiuyu Cao

Optimal Design for 3-PSS Flexible Parallel Micromanipulator Based on Kinematic and Dynamic

Characteristics

Reprinted from: Micromachines 2022, 13, 1457, doi:10.3390/mi13091457 85

Takatoshi Ito, Eri Fukuchi, Kenta Tanaka, Yuki Nishiyama, Naoto Watanabe and Ohmi

Fuchiwaki

Vision Feedback Control for the Automation of the Pick-and-Place of a Capillary Force Gripper

Reprinted from: Micromachines 2022, 13, 1270, doi:10.3390/mi13081270 105

Alessandro Cammarata, Pietro Davide Madd`ıo, Rosario Sinatra, Andrea Rossi and Nicola

Pio Belfiore

Dynamic Model of a Conjugate-Surface Flexure Hinge Considering Impacts between Cylinders

Reprinted from: Micromachines 2022, 13, 957, doi:10.3390/mi13060957 119

Zhihua Zhang, Yanping He and Zhibing Zhang

Micromanipulation and Automatic Data Analysis to Determine the Mechanical Strength of

Microparticles

Reprinted from: Micromachines 2022, 13, 751, doi:10.3390/mi13050751 141

Sigitas Kilikeviˇcius, Kristina Liutkauskien˙e, Ernestas Uldinskas, Ribal El Banna and

Algimantas Fedaraviˇcius

Omnidirectional Manipulation of Microparticles on a Platform Subjected to Circular Motion

Applying Dynamic Dry Friction Control

Reprinted from: Micromachines 2022, 13, 711, doi:10.3390/mi13050711 161

Yanlin Xie, Yangmin Li and Chifai Cheung

Design and Modeling of a Novel Tripteron-Inspired Triaxial Parallel Compliant Manipulator

with Compact Structure

Reprinted from: Micromachines 2022, 13, 678, doi:10.3390/mi13050678 179

Parichit Kumar, Saksham Malik, Ehsan Toyserkani and Mir Behrad Khamesee

Development of an Electromagnetic Micromanipulator Levitation System for Metal Additive

Manufacturing Applications

Reprinted from: Micromachines 2022, 13, 585, doi:10.3390/mi13040585 195

Pooriya Kazemzadeh Heris and Mir Behrad Khamesee

Design and Fabrication of a Magnetic Actuator for Torque and Force Control Estimated by the

ANN/SA Algorithm

Reprinted from: Micromachines 2022, 13, 327, doi:10.3390/mi13020327 215.

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ISBN:

3-0365-7068-3