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This book presents some basic flexure geometries and the analytic
models, which can be assessed for specific design applications. The
author then goes beyond this fundamental explanation to explore
more sophisticated issues. Specifically, the text discusses
integration of these flexure geometries and analytic models to
produce useful mechanisms for precise motion control with fast
dynamic response. This book will be useful for advanced
undergraduate and graduate students, particularly those who hope to
acquire competence in experimental and mechanical sciences.
Practicing engineers and other scientists currently working in
related fields will also benefit from Flexure.
The realm of ultraprecise mechanisms, for example in controlling
motion to small fractions of a micrometer, is encroaching rapidly
into many fields of technology. This book provides a bridge for
those moving from either an engineering or physics background
towards the unique challenges offered by ultraprecision mechanisms.
Using case study examples this book provides a guide to basic
techniques and gives vital technical, analytical and practical
information.
S.T. Smith and D.J. Chetwynd are both at the Department of
Engineering, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK
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Advances in engineering precision have tracked with technological
progress for hundreds of years. Over the last few decades,
precision engineering has been the specific focus of research on an
international scale. The outcome of this effort has been the
establishment of a broad range of engineering principles and
techniques that form the foundation of precision design. Today's
precision manufacturing machines and measuring instruments
represent highly specialised processes that combine deterministic
engineering with metrology. Spanning a broad range of technology
applications, precision engineering principles frequently bring
together scientific ideas drawn from mechanics, materials, optics,
electronics, control, thermo-mechanics, dynamics, and software
engineering. This book provides a collection of these principles in
a single source. Each topic is presented at a level suitable for
both undergraduate students and precision engineers in the field.
Also included is a wealth of references and example problems to
consolidate ideas, and help guide the interested reader to more
advanced literature on specific implementations.
The realm of ultra precision mechanisms, for example in controlling
motion to small fractions of a micrometer, is encroaching into many
fields of technology. This book aims to provide a bridge for those
moving from either an engineering or physics background towards the
challenges offered by ultraprecision mechanisms. Using case study
examples, this book provides a guide to basic techniques and gives
technical, analytical and practical information.
Advances in engineering precision have tracked with technological
progress for hundreds of years. Over the last few decades,
precision engineering has been the specific focus of research on an
international scale. The outcome of this effort has been the
establishment of a broad range of engineering principles and
techniques that form the foundation of precision design. Today's
precision manufacturing machines and measuring instruments
represent highly specialised processes that combine deterministic
engineering with metrology. Spanning a broad range of technology
applications, precision engineering principles frequently bring
together scientific ideas drawn from mechanics, materials, optics,
electronics, control, thermo-mechanics, dynamics, and software
engineering. This book provides a collection of these principles in
a single source. Each topic is presented at a level suitable for
both undergraduate students and precision engineers in the field.
Also included is a wealth of references and example problems to
consolidate ideas, and help guide the interested reader to more
advanced literature on specific implementations.
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