Qingsong Xu 
Design and Implementation of Large-Range Compliant Micropositioning Systems [PDF ebook] 

Preface ix
1 Introduction 1
1.1 Micropositioning Techniques 1
1.2 Compliant Guiding Mechanisms 2
1.3 Actuation and Sensing 13
1.4 Control Issues 14
1.5 Book Outline 16
Part I Large-Range Translational Micropositioning Systems 23
2 Uniaxial Flexure Stage 25
2.1 Concept of MCPF 25
2.2 Design of a Large-Range Flexure Stage 28
2.3 Prototype Development and Performance Testings 40
2.4 Sliding Mode Controller Design 41
2.5 Experimental Studies 45
2.6 Conclusion 51
3 XY Flexure Stage 53
3.1 Introduction 53
3.2 XY Stage Design 55
3.3 Model Verification and Prototype Development 61
3.4 EMPC Control Scheme Design 65
3.5 Simulation and Experimental Studies 72
3.6 Conclusion 78
4 Two-Layer XY Flexure Stage 81
4.1 Introduction 81
4.2 Mechanism Design 82
4.3 Parametric Design 84
4.4 Experimental Studies and Results 92
4.5 Conclusion 102
Part II Multi-Stroke Translational Micropositioning Systems 105
5 Dual-Stroke Uniaxial Flexure Stage 107
5.1 Introduction 107
5.2 Mechanism Design and Analysis 108
5.3 Prototype Development and Open-Loop Testing 120
5.4 Controller Design and Experimental Studies 124
5.5 Conclusion 129
6 Dual-Stroke, Dual-Resolution Uniaxial Flexure Stage 131
6.1 Introduction 131
6.2 Conceptual Design 132
6.3 Mechanism Design 136
6.4 Performance Evaluation 140
6.5 Prototype Development and Experimental Studies 144
6.6 Conclusion 152
7 Multi-Stroke, Multi-Resolution XY Flexure Stage 155
7.1 Introduction 155
7.2 Conceptual Design 156
7.3 Flexure-Based Compliant Mechanism Design 160
7.4 Parametric Design 162
7.5 Stage Performance Assessment 167
7.6 Prototype Development and Experimental Studies 171
7.7 Conclusion 183
Part III Large-Range Rotational Micropositioning Systems 185
8 Rotational Stage with Linear Drive 187
8.1 Introduction 187
8.2 Design of MCRF 188
8.3 Design of a Rotary Stage with MCRF 194
8.4 Performance Evaluation with FEA Simulation 198
8.5 Prototype Development and Experimental Studies 203
8.6 Conclusion 210
9 Rotational Stage with Rotary Drive 213
9.1 Introduction 213
9.2 New Design of MCRF 214
9.3 Design of the Rotary Stage 221
9.4 Performance Evaluation with FEA Simulation 226
9.5 Prototype Fabrication and Experimental Testings 233
9.6 Conclusion 239
Part IV Applications to Compliant Gripper Design 241
10 Large-Range Rotary Gripper 243
10.1 Introduction 243
10.2 Mechanism Design and Analysis 245
10.3 Performance Evaluation with FEA Simulation 254
10.4 Prototype Development and Calibration 258
10.5 Performance Testing Results 266
10.6 Conclusion 276
11 MEMS Rotary Gripper 279
11.1 Introduction 279
11.2 MEMS Gripper Design 280
11.3 Performance Evaluation with FEA Simulation 287
11.4 Gripper Fabrication 290
11.5 Experimental Results and Discussion 294
11.6 Conclusion 303
Index 305

Assistant Professor Qingsong Xu, University of Macau, China, has been working in the area of micro/nano-mechatronics and robotics including design and precision control of micro/nano-positioning systems for over 10 years. He has published over 140 peer-reviewed papers in journals and conferences in related domains.