Simulation and Analysis of Three Finger Micro/Nano Gripper Using Different Materials

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In this paper, we investigate the three finger micro/nano gripper using piezoelectric actuator. A comparison of various materials as structural and actuator is presented. Different combination of Silicon, Quartz (SiO2), and Aluminium as structural material with PZT4, and PZT-5H as actuating material have been analysed. Results show that the combination of Aluminium with PZT-5H produces more displacement than the others.

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Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 622-623)

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665-670

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December 2012

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