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Chapter and Conference Paper
A 3-DOF Rotational Precision Positioning Stage using Spring-mounted PZT Actuators
A three degree-of-freedom (3-DOF) precision positioning stage with a half-sphere shape is proposed for the applications such as fiber alignment and optical mirror adjustment. An experimental setup consisting o...
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Article
System integration for on-machine measurement using a capacitive LVDT-like contact sensor
In this study, an air-bearing capacitive linear variable differential transformer (LVDT)-like contact sensor with a rounded diamond tip was mounted to a desktop machine tool to construct an on-machine (OM) mea...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Numerical Study of a Piezoelectric XY-Stage with Diamond-Type Displacement Amplification Mechanism
XY-stage having two-degree-of-freedom of motion ability is an important device in precision industry. Compared with traditional stack-type XY-stage, the piezoelectric XY-stage features compact size, smooth mot...
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Article
Recent Development of Piezoelectric Fast Tool Servo (FTS) for Precision Machining
With an increasing demand of photoelectric components, the micro/ultraprecision machining technology has become more and more important. However, for some particular applications such as micro lens array for l...