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Principle and Analysis of Radial-Force-Based Swirling Actuator for Low-Speed High-Torque Applications

This article proposes a swirling actuator that uses the electromagnetic radial force and mechanical gears to generate rotational torque. The proposed actuator generates a rotating radial force between an inner stator and a swirler. The gears on the swirler ...

IEEE-INST ELECTRICAL ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS INC2022

Lattice-and-Plate Model: Mechanics Modeling of Physical Origami Robots

Jamie Paik, Hongying Zhang

Origami robots are characterized by their compact design, quasi-two-dimensional manufacturing process, and folding joint-based transmission kinematics. The physical requirements in terms of payload, range of motion, and embedding core robotic components ha ...

MARY ANN LIEBERT, INC2022

Optical rotating torque sensor with nano newton-meter resolution based on a hanging torsion wire

Simon Nessim Henein, Etienne Frédéric Gabriel Thalmann, Billy Nussbaumer

This article presents a novel torque measuring setup working in the nano newton-meter range. The central novelty is a long (1 meter range) thin (diameter of a few tens of micrometers) metallic wire used instead of the relatively stiff torsion zone of the s ...

euspen2021

Review of control strategies for lower-limb exoskeletons to assist gait

Auke Ijspeert, Mohamed Bouri, Ali Reza Manzoori, Romain Pierre François Baud

Background Many lower-limb exoskeletons have been developed to assist gait, exhibiting a large range of control methods. The goal of this paper is to review and classify these control strategies, that determine how these devices interact with the user. Met ...

BioMed Central2021

Compound micromachines powered by acoustic streaming

Mahmut Selman Sakar, Furkan Ayhan, Murat Kaynak

This paper presents the design, fabrication, and operation of compound micromachines powered by acoustic streaming. The machine components were directly incorporated around pillars serving as shafts without further assembly steps using a single-step in sit ...

IEEE2019

Implantable fluid delivery device

Nikolaos Stergiopoulos, Michel Bachmann

An implantable delivery device for delivering a fluid in a controlled manner, including a body having a chamber, a tube having an inlet and an outlet, at least a portion of the tube passing through the chamber, a drive pinion operatively connected to a mot ...

2019

Étude des engrenages de microtechnique

Quentin Theurillat-Bonjour

The research presented in this thesis addresses the design of gear drives for micro engineering applications, and was performed in collaboration with a watch manufacturer. Gears have long been found in many fields of mechanical engineering. Their use in wa ...

EPFL2016

Adaptive Morphology: A Design Principle for Multimodal and Multifunctional Robots

Dario Floreano, Stefano Mintchev

Morphology plays an important role in behavioral and locomotion strategies of living and artificial systems. There is biological evidence that adaptive morphological changes can not only extend dynamic performances by reducing tradeoffs during locomotion b ...

Ieee-Inst Electrical Electronics Engineers Inc2016

Fabrication of slender elastic shells by the coating of curved surfaces

François Gallaire, Pedro Miguel Nunes Pereira de Almeida Reis, Gioele Mariano Nicolò Balestra, Pierre-Thomas Paul Brun

Various manufacturing techniques exist to produce double-curvature shells, including injection, rotational and blow molding, as well as dip coating. However, these industrial processes are typically geared for mass production and are not directly applicabl ...

Nature Publishing Group2016

On The Optimization And Performances Of A Compact Piezoelectric Impact Mems Energy Harvester

Nico de Rooij, Danick Briand, Pattanaphong Janphuang, Robert Andrew Lockhart

This paper presents the development of a compact energy harvesting configuration to convert low frequency, mechanical oscillations into usable electrical energy using AFM-like MEMS piezoelectric cantilevers coupled to a rotating gear. In this approach, one ...

IEEE2014

Phase-Shift Master-Slave Mechanisms for High Angular-Speed Wedge-Prism Systems

Reymond Clavel, Olivier Chappuis

Laser micro-machining requires high dynamic laser spot trajectory and accuracy to control the laser beam scanning. A well-known technique to scan a laser beam over a specimen is to use a pair of wedge-prisms. However, it is difficult to master-slave the ph ...

Taylor & Francis Inc2013

Energy scavenging from a rotating gear using an impact type piezoelectric mems scavenger

Nico de Rooij, Danick Briand, Pattanaphong Janphuang, Don Isarakorn

A device for energy harvesting from an impact by using a piezoelectric MEMS harvester comprising at least a gear (1) driven by an inertial mass system and a piezoelectric transducer (2) located over the gear in order to keep the system as compact as possib ...

2012

Cutting torque and tangential cutting force coefficient identification from spindle motor current

Paul Xirouchakis, Saurabh Aggarwal, Nenad Nesic

This article presents an enhanced methodology for cutting torque prediction from the spindle motor current, readily available in modern machine tool controllers. This methodology includes the development of the spindle power model which takes into account ...

Springer-Verlag2012

Exploiting passive dynamics for robot throwing task

Robin Thandiackal, Amir Jafari

Throwing is a complex and highly dynamic task. Humans usually exploit passive dynamics of their limbs to optimize their movement and muscle activation. In order to approach human throwing, we developed a double pendulum robotic platform. To introduce passi ...

IEEE2012

Immobilizing device for a toothed wheel

Simon Nessim Henein, Fabiano Colpo

The invention relates to an immobilizing device for a toothed wheel suitable for the field of horology where it can be part of a direct- or indirect-impulse escapement, in particular in a wristwatch. This immobilizing device (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6) comprises: — ...

European Patent Office2011

Reliable MEMS Actuators for Driving Large Microsystems

Nicolas Bernard Golay

Nowadays many consumer electronic devices are using small engines (micromotors). Thanks to technological innovation, the components can be imbedded into numerous portable systems. The key factors for a nomadic integration are: reduction of power consumptio ...

EPFL2010

A Haptic Knob with a Hybrid Ultrasonic Motor and Powder Clutch Actuator

Hannes Bleuler, Roger Gassert, Etienne Burdet, Dominique Chapuis, Xavier Michel

In haptics, the forces to be displayed vary widely in terms of magnitude and bandwidth. A single actuator can hardly comply with these requirements. It has thus been proposed to combine electrical motors and passive devices in a hybrid actuator to cover a ...

2007

Effect of filler behavior on nanocomposite SU8 photoresist for moving micro- parts

Philippe Renaud, Arnaud Bertsch, Stefano Mischler, Sébastien Jiguet

The use of low-stress SU8 nanocomposites as a functional material for micro- parts and coating applications is described in this paper. It was found that the nanoparticles lower the internal stress and decrease the wear rate and frictional coefficient of t ...

2006

Dynamics of torque control continuously variable transmissions

Robert Fuchs

With the increasing concerns in the impact of automotive emissions of CO2 and NOx on the environment combined with today's speculation on oil crude supply, the need to find solutions reducing the fuel consumption and emission of tomorrow's cars is more tha ...

EPFL2006

Hybrid Ultrasonic Motor and Electrorheological Clutch System for MR-Compatible Haptic Rendering

Hannes Bleuler, Roger Gassert, Dominique Chapuis, Etienne Burdet

Using haptic interfaces in combination with functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) could lead to important insights into the brain mechanisms of human motor control and related dysfunctions. However, in addition to the usual requirements for haptic i ...

IEEE2006