Mechanical design of deformation compensated flexural pivots structured for linear nanopositioning stages

Title: Mechanical design of deformation compensated flexural pivots structured for linear nanopositioning stages

Abstract

A method and deformation compensated flexural pivots structured for precision linear nanopositioning stages are provided. A deformation-compensated flexural linear guiding mechanism includes a basic parallel mechanism including a U-shaped member and a pair of parallel bars linked to respective pairs of I-link bars and each of the I-bars coupled by a respective pair of flexural pivots. The basic parallel mechanism includes substantially evenly distributed flexural pivots minimizing center shift dynamic errors.

Inventors:: Shu, Deming; Kearney, Steven P.; Preissner, Curt A.

Issue Date:: 2015-02-17

Research Org.:: Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 1350955

Patent Number(s):: 8,957,567

Application Number:: 13/593,799

Assignee:: UChicago Argonne, LLC (Chicago, IL)

DOE Contract Number:: AC02-06CH11357

Resource Type:: Patent

Resource Relation:: Patent File Date: 2012 Aug 24

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 42 ENGINEERING

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