Authors: Cristiana Delprete Carlo Rosso Cristina Scarzella
Publish Date: 2014/06/20
Volume: 74, Issue: 5-8, Pages: 1077-1085
Abstract
The “microworld” is a very interesting case of study both for production and research reasons The use of microproducts and components has had a heavy increase in the last two decades The manipulation of microelements has then become an important need to be satisfied in order to complete production cycles or allow the handling of these components This paper focuses on a particular case study belonging to the biomechanical field The key point trigger of the research has been the need to define a system capable of handling a specific biocomponent during a part of its production cycle In the particular application the manipulation device has to follow strict requirements of precision accuracy and delicacy because of the dimensions and deformability of the biocomponent The research then has started with an exhaustive analysis of the state of the art followed by the design and the practical realization of a manipulator matching the specific implementation but whose characteristics could be employed also for other applications Thanks to the modularity of the design the device can be easily adapted to any circular microelement requiring precision and no damaging effects during its manufacturing motion or positioning phase
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