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Behaviour of Flexure Hinges for Use as Articulations in High Precision Mechanisms

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MicroNano Integration

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For micromechanical engineering purpose, the classical articulations have reached their limits in terms of precision: their movement is corrupted by backlash and imprecisions in assembly. It also becomes increasingly difficult to realise the assembly within a reasonable cost.

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Chau, A., Lambert, P., Delchambre, A., Bouillard, P. (2004). Behaviour of Flexure Hinges for Use as Articulations in High Precision Mechanisms. In: Knobloch, H., Kaminorz, Y. (eds) MicroNano Integration. VDI-Buch. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-18727-8_42

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