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Flexures: simply subtle

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 September 2010

S. Henein
S. Henein*
Affiliation:
Centre Suisse d'Electronique et de Microtechnique (CSEM SA), Jaquet-Droz 1, 2002 Neuchâtel, Switzerland
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†Email address for correspondence: simon.henein@csem.ch
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Abstract

Flexures are enjoying a new boom in numerous high-precision and extreme-environment applications. This paper presents some general aspects of flexure design, showing simple principles, and also some subtler issues concerning kinematic design, stiffness compensation, large reduction ratios and rectilinear as well as circular movements.

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Diamond Light Source Proceedings , Volume 1 , Issue MEDSI-6 , October 2010 , e5
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Copyright © Diamond Light Source Ltd 2010

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