NanoPositioning – extreme calibration
Malachy McConnell
(Queensgate Instruments Ltd, Bracknell, Berkshire, UK)
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Abstract
NanoPositioning is a combination of piezoelectric ceramics, capacitance sensors and flexure hinges, and is the art of positioning in space with resolutions of one nanometre and less. Describes the technologies involved and how they are applied to the growing demand for precision mechanisms.
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Citation
McConnell, M. (1996), "NanoPositioning – extreme calibration", Assembly Automation, Vol. 16 No. 2, pp. 22-26. https://doi.org/10.1108/01445159610117663
Publisher
:MCB UP Ltd
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