SME MS900464

RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN MICROMACHINING HAVE PRODUCED SILICON-BASED GEARS, MOTORS, AND SENSOR PACKAGES THAT HAVE DIMENSIONS RANGING DOWN INTO THE HUNDREDS OF MICROMETERS (UM). ROBOTICS IS ALSO EXPERIENCING A MICROIZATION TREND, PRODUCING MINIATURE MOBILE ROBOTS AND MICRO MANIPULATORS WITH DIMENSIONS OF A FEW CENTIMETERS. SECTION ONE OF THIS PAPER GIVES AN OVERVIEW OF THE MICROMACHINING AND MICROROBOTICS INDUSTRY. SECTION TWO DESCRIBES THE DEVELOPMENT OF MAGNETIC ARRAY DRIVE SYSTEMS FOR A MICROROBOT, AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF A WORKING MICROROBOT TRANSPORT SYSTEM.

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Published:

06/01/1990

Number of Pages:

7

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1 file , 600 KB