... be actively controlled in a microrobotic insect ( 7 15 16 ). Alternatively, passive rotation has been demonstrated to generate enough lift to support the weight of a complete aeromechanical system ( 8 ). Though the PARITy design is expected to accommodate lift generation with actively or passively modulated...

... finite element analysis micromechanics microrobots robot dynamics robot kinematics The increasing needs for better accuracy and high performances in manufacturing motivate researchers to develop new classes of parallel manipulators with reduced number of degrees of freedom. These manipulators...

... with details of push-rods, antagonistic wires, and leg-rod contacts 26 06 2007 29 05 2008 09 09 2008 manipulator kinematics medical robotics microrobots mobile robots surgery robotic surgery needlescopy parallel mechanisms compliant mechanisms In recent years...

... constraints imposed by current microelectromechanical system (MEMS) fabrication techniques, and how they affect the feasible kinematic architectures of microrobots. In particular, three degree-of-freedom translational mechanisms are investigated, and all possible nonoverconstrained kinematic architectures...

...R. J. Wood; S. Avadhanula; R. Sahai; E. Steltz; R. S. Fearing Mobile microrobots with characteristic dimensions on the order of 1 cm are difficult to design using either microelectromechanical systems technology or precision machining. This is due to the challenges associated with constructing...

... S. K. , and Fabien B. C. , 1999 , “ Optimization of Dynamic Systems ,” Kluwer Academic Publishers , Dordrecht. aerospace robotics aerodynamics design engineering microrobots bars minimisation In the last five years, funded by programs from DARPA and other DoD agencies...