...N. Lobontiu; T. Gress; M. Gh. Munteanu; B. Ilic This research proposes the self-similarity design concept of flexible mechanisms by studying the out-of-plane, piston motion of a compliant device. Self-similar compliant mechanisms can be formed by connecting flexible units of scaled-down, identical...

...Kai Yang; Chenglin Gu Manipulators of high accuracy and flexibility call for very strict requirements when their actuating mechanisms are downsized at the millimeter scale, which opens up the investigation of several novel actuator technologies such as those relying on piezoelectrics and shape...