Simulation of laminar bimorph piezoelectric microactuators with application in miniaturized robots
In order to implement miniaturized robots different possibilities for electromechanical actuation at the microscale must be evaluated according to their function on the robot, as well as, size, mechanical strength and deformation, resolution, power supply, energy and degrees of freedom required. Th...
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| author | Juan Alfaro-Barrantes Paola Vega-Castillo Marta Vílchez-Monge Marco Rodríguez-Montero |
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In order to implement miniaturized robots different possibilities for electromechanical actuation at the microscale must be evaluated according to their function on the robot, as well as, size, mechanical strength and deformation, resolution, power supply, energy and degrees of freedom required. The piezoelectric actuators are among the most suitable possibilities to incorporate microactuators in miniaturized robots.This article presents an overview of piezoelectric actuation and the evaluation of a simple x-y micropositioning actuator for a miniaturized robot using COMSOL Multiphysics.
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| spelling | doaj-art-392fbc9547004e9d8d070040ca6b94392025-08-20T03:55:11ZengInstituto Tecnológico de Costa RicaTecnología en Marcha0379-39822215-32412012-11-0125510.18845/tm.v25i5.484Simulation of laminar bimorph piezoelectric microactuators with application in miniaturized robotsJuan Alfaro-BarrantesPaola Vega-CastilloMarta Vílchez-MongeMarco Rodríguez-Montero In order to implement miniaturized robots different possibilities for electromechanical actuation at the microscale must be evaluated according to their function on the robot, as well as, size, mechanical strength and deformation, resolution, power supply, energy and degrees of freedom required. The piezoelectric actuators are among the most suitable possibilities to incorporate microactuators in miniaturized robots.This article presents an overview of piezoelectric actuation and the evaluation of a simple x-y micropositioning actuator for a miniaturized robot using COMSOL Multiphysics. https://revistas.tec.ac.cr/index.php/tec_marcha/article/view/484Microelectromechanical microactuatorlaminar bimorph actuatorFinite Element Methodsimulationminiaturized robotsystems |
| spellingShingle | Juan Alfaro-Barrantes Paola Vega-Castillo Marta Vílchez-Monge Marco Rodríguez-Montero Simulation of laminar bimorph piezoelectric microactuators with application in miniaturized robots Tecnología en Marcha Microelectromechanical microactuator laminar bimorph actuator Finite Element Method simulation miniaturized robot systems |
| title | Simulation of laminar bimorph piezoelectric microactuators with application in miniaturized robots |
| title_full | Simulation of laminar bimorph piezoelectric microactuators with application in miniaturized robots |
| title_fullStr | Simulation of laminar bimorph piezoelectric microactuators with application in miniaturized robots |
| title_full_unstemmed | Simulation of laminar bimorph piezoelectric microactuators with application in miniaturized robots |
| title_short | Simulation of laminar bimorph piezoelectric microactuators with application in miniaturized robots |
| title_sort | simulation of laminar bimorph piezoelectric microactuators with application in miniaturized robots |
| topic | Microelectromechanical microactuator laminar bimorph actuator Finite Element Method simulation miniaturized robot systems |
| url | https://revistas.tec.ac.cr/index.php/tec_marcha/article/view/484 |
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