Dynamic characteristics of a hydraulic amplification mechanism for large displacement actuators systems

Xavier Arouette; Yasuaki Matsumoto; Takeshi Ninomiya; Yoshiyuki Okayama; Norihisa Miki

doi:10.3390/s100402946

Dynamic characteristics of a hydraulic amplification mechanism for large displacement actuators systems

Xavier Arouette, Yasuaki Matsumoto, Takeshi Ninomiya, Yoshiyuki Okayama, Norihisa Miki

Department of Mechanical Engineering

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Abstract

We have developed a hydraulic displacement amplification mechanism (HDAM) and studied its dynamic response when combined with a piezoelectric actuator. The HDAM consists of an incompressible fluid sealed in a microcavity by two largely deformable polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) membranes. The geometry with input and output surfaces having different cross-sectional areas creates amplification. By combining the HDAM with micro-actuators, we can amplify the input displacement generated by the actuators, which is useful for applications requiring large deformation, such as tactile displays. We achieved a mechanism offering up to 18-fold displacement amplification for static actuation and 12-fold for 55 Hz dynamic actuation.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	2946-2956
Number of pages	11
Journal	Sensors
Volume	10
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3390/s100402946
Publication status	Published - 2010 Apr

Keywords

Dynamic actuation
Hydraulic amplification
Liquid encapsulation
MEMS
Tactile display

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Analytical Chemistry
Biochemistry
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Instrumentation
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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