{"title":"Microrobots and micromechanical systems","authors":"W.S.N. Trimmer","doi":"10.1016/0250-6874(89)87079-9","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The domain of micromechanical systems is an extensive, useful and yet largely unexplored area. It is likely that, in many applications, small mechanisms will prove to be faster, more accurate, gentler and less expensive than the macro systems presently used. This paper explores the advantages of micromechanical systems and analyzes the scaling of forces in the micro domain.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":101159,"journal":{"name":"Sensors and Actuators","volume":"19 3","pages":"Pages 267-287"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"1989-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/0250-6874(89)87079-9","citationCount":"423","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Sensors and Actuators","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/0250687489870799","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
The domain of micromechanical systems is an extensive, useful and yet largely unexplored area. It is likely that, in many applications, small mechanisms will prove to be faster, more accurate, gentler and less expensive than the macro systems presently used. This paper explores the advantages of micromechanical systems and analyzes the scaling of forces in the micro domain.