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  • Robotics
  • Biomedical Engineering

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  • Stick-slip actuators are crucial for precise motion control.
  • Existing designs often face challenges with motion consistency and linearity.
  • High-precision actuators are needed for advanced applications like microsurgery.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To introduce a novel rolling driving principle (RDP) for stick-slip actuators.
  • To enhance motion consistency and linearity in actuators.
  • To develop an MRI-compatible microsurgical instrument utilizing the RDP.

Main Methods:

  • Developed a novel rolling driving principle (RDP) inspired by rack-and-pinion mechanisms.
  • Implemented a linear stick-slip actuator with an isosceles trapezoidal flexible mechanism (ITFM).
  • Conducted experimental verification across high and low frequencies, including design optimization of the ITFM.

Main Results:

  • The RDP actuator demonstrated excellent motion consistency (1.96% velocity difference at 10 Hz) and linearity (0.99969).
  • At 560 Hz, high linearity (0.99999) was maintained with a 7.54% velocity difference ratio.
  • A prototype MRI-compatible microsurgical instrument was successfully developed and demonstrated.

Conclusions:

  • The novel RDP significantly improves motion consistency and linearity in stick-slip actuators.
  • The RDP is suitable for high-precision applications, including intraoperative MRI surgical instruments.
  • The developed actuator technology holds promise for advanced microsurgical tools.