Abstract
This paper describes a micro-robot with the vibrational piezoelectric actuator that was developed and tested using finite element method. Dependency of the robot motion speed on vibration frequency and coefficient of friction of the actuating elements and bearing surface has been investigated. The principle for motion control of the robot has been described and potential domains for its application have been discussed
About this article
Received
07 July 2010
Accepted
10 September 2010
Published
30 September 2010
Keywords
vibration
piezoelectric actuators
micro-robot
finite element method
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