Conceptual design of new micro-actuator for tactile display

Author(s):  
Tae-Heon Yang ◽  
Jin-Seung Lee ◽  
Seung S. Lee ◽  
Sang-Youn Kim ◽  
Dong-Soo Kwon
2013 ◽  
Vol 415 ◽  
pp. 155-160 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Shafik

This paper presents an innovative tactile interactive interface graphical display for visually impaired people, information technology (IT) access application. The display consists of matrix of dots. Each dot is an electro rheological fluid micro actuator. The micro-actuator designed based on linear vertical movement principles. The actuator design and development process is presented in this paper. An advanced software tools and embedded system based on voltage matrix manipulation are developed to provide the display near real time control. Prototype size 124x4 dots, on a matrix form, of 2.54mm pitch, was manufactured. The experimental tests carried out into the prototype showed that each actuator of the matrix was able to provide a vertical holding force of 100 to 200 mN and vertical movement of 0.7 mm. The stroke and dynamic response tests showed the practicability of the developed micro actuation system, for tactile display IT access applications.


Author(s):  
Zhen Li ◽  
Baoyuan Sun ◽  
Min Qian ◽  
Jun Zhang

In order to improve the situation that the design of microactuator is mostly based on the intuition and experience of researchers, the method of continuum topology optimization using the nodal density is introduced to the conceptual design of microactuator. This new method can ensure C0 continuity of density field in a fixed design domain. The ratio of mutual energy to strain energy of the mechanism is regarded as the objective function, where, the mutual energy and strain energy describe the kinematic function and structural function of microactuator respectively. The final configuration of microactuator is decided on the guide of conceptual design combined with the given working conditions. The finite element method is applied to analysis the transmission ratio and clamping force of microactuator. The prototype of the microactuator is fabricated by using micro-electroforming and SU-8 photolithography techniques and the displacement of the micro actuator is measured by using the stereo vision microscopy. The experimental results show that the properties of the micro actuator can satisfy the designing demands. This topological optimization method based on nodal density plays an important role in guiding the structure design of micro actuator.


2010 ◽  
Vol 2010.7 (0) ◽  
pp. 347-348
Author(s):  
Satoshi TSUBOI ◽  
Masahiro OHKA

2005 ◽  
Vol 2005.4 (0) ◽  
pp. 269-270
Author(s):  
Masahiro OHKA ◽  
Takehiro FUJIWARA ◽  
Shiho MATSUKAWA ◽  
Keitaro KATO ◽  
Yasunaga MITSUYA

2008 ◽  
Vol 41 (2) ◽  
pp. 14693-14698
Author(s):  
Tae-Heon Yang ◽  
Sang Youn Kim ◽  
Dong-Soo Kwon

Author(s):  
M. Shafik ◽  
B. Mills

This paper presents the research has been undertaken, to design and develop a micro actuator using electro rheological fluid technology, for visually impaired tactile display information technology, access applications. The micro actuator consists of a small cylinder made of ABS plastic material with 1.5 mm diameter and 10 mm long. The inner surface of the cylinder is coated by nickel using electroless coating process. A coaxial conducting rod of 1.02 mm diameter and 10 mm long is fitted vertically in the centre of the cylinder. The coated surface is used as first electrode and the coaxial conducting rod used as a second electrode, to form the micro actuation high voltage area. The microactuator structure has been used to develop a tactile display of a large scale in a matrix form of 124×4 actuators. An advanced software tools and embedded system based on voltage matrix manipulation has been developed to provide the display the near real time control. The new micro actuator development process, software control tools and actual developed prototype is presented in this paper. Prototype size 124×4 micro actuators, on a matrix form, with a separation distance of 2.54 mm, was manufactured. The experimental tests carried out into the prototype showed that each micro actuator was able to provide a vertical movement of 0.7 mm and a vertical holding force of 100 to 200mN. These results meet the necessary standard requirement of Braille applications. Stroke and dynamic response test showed the practicability of the developed micro actuator for electronic refreshable high resolution graphical tactile display, for visually impaired and blind information technology access applications.


Author(s):  
Ehud Kroll ◽  
Sridhar S. Condoor ◽  
David G. Jansson
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