DESIGN AND FABRICATION OF A GRIPPING TOOL FOR MICROMANIPULATION

Authors
THORNELL G BEXELL M SCHWEITZ JA JOHANSSON S
Citation
G. Thornell et al., DESIGN AND FABRICATION OF A GRIPPING TOOL FOR MICROMANIPULATION, Sensors and actuators. A, Physical, 53(1-3), 1996, pp. 428-433
Citations number
9
Categorie Soggetti
Engineering, Eletrical & Electronic","Instument & Instrumentation
Journal title
Sensors and actuators. A, Physical → ACNP
ISSN journal
09244247
Volume
53
Issue
1-3
Year of publication
1996
Pages
428 - 433
Database
ISI
SICI code
0924-4247(1996)53:1-3<428:DAFOAG>2.0.ZU;2-7
Abstract
A tool for micromanipulation is presented in this paper. A titanium gr ipper is fabricated by a combination of electro-discharge machining an d etching, the latter of which is to provide a material less prone to cracking by removing the heat-affected surface. Evaluation of the desi gn has been carried out by finite-element analysis and the performance of the gripper has been qualitatively as well as quantitatively estab lished. The manipulation system to which the tool belongs is also brie fly described.