Design of a 3D-printed linear positioner with micrometer resolution

Yin Yen Kuo; Chiao Hua Cheng; Shao-Kang Hung

doi:10.11159/cdsr17.129

Design of a 3D-printed linear positioner with micrometer resolution

Yin Yen Kuo^*, Chiao Hua Cheng, Shao-Kang Hung

^*Corresponding author for this work

Department of Mechanical Engineering

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Abstract

This paper proposes a 3D-printed micro-positioner actuated by piezoelectric elements. The lever-based amplifying mechanism and flexure hinge mechanisms are fabricated by a commercial 3D printer. Large step response, step-train response and sinusoidal response are presented to show the performance of the proposed system. Experimental results demonstrate 100 micrometer stroke with 1 micrometer resolution. Moreover, this micro-positioner is capable of tracking sinusoidal motion. Using 3D-printing technique, micro-positioners can be further optimized iteratively and cost-effectively.

Original language	English
Journal	International Conference of Control, Dynamic Systems, and Robotics
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.11159/cdsr17.129
State	Published - 1 Jan 2017
Event	4th International Conference of Control, Dynamic Systems, and Robotics, CDSR 2017 - Toronto, Canada Duration: 21 Aug 2017 → 23 Aug 2017

Keywords

3D-printing
Flexure hinge
Mechatronics
Piezoelectricity
Precision positioning

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