Levitated micro-manipulator system
    2.
    发明授权
    Levitated micro-manipulator system 有权
    悬浮微机械手系统

    公开(公告)号:US08686602B2

    公开(公告)日:2014-04-01

    申请号:US13270151

    申请日:2011-10-10

    IPC分类号: H02K41/02 H02P8/00

    摘要: A method of propelling a magnetic manipulator above a circuit substrate includes arranging a magnetic manipulator on a diamagnetic layer on a surface of the circuit substrate, generating drive signals using a controller, and applying the drive signals to at least two conductive traces arranged in the circuit substrate below the diamagnetic layer. A circuit substrate to control movement of a magnetic manipulator has a diamagnetic layer on a surface of the substrate, and conductive traces arranged under the diamagnetic layer, the conductive traces arranged in a parallel line pattern in at least two separate layers.

    摘要翻译: 一种在电路基板上推进磁性机械手的方法包括:在电路基板的表面上的抗磁性层上布置磁性操纵器,使用控制器产生驱动信号,并将驱动信号施加到布置在电路中的至少两个导电迹线 底物低于抗磁层。 用于控制磁性操纵器的运动的电路基板在基板的表面上具有抗磁层,布置在抗磁层下方的导电迹线,导电迹线以至少两个分开的层布置成平行线图案。

    Materials for Electroadhesion and Electrolaminates
    3.
    发明申请
    Materials for Electroadhesion and Electrolaminates 有权
    电粘结和电化学材料

    公开(公告)号:US20130010398A1

    公开(公告)日:2013-01-10

    申请号:US13635889

    申请日:2011-03-18

    IPC分类号: H02N13/00

    CPC分类号: H02N13/00

    摘要: An electroadhesive device includes an outer surface adapted to interface with a surface of a foreign substrate, a plurality of electrodes (18), and a semi-conductive insulation material (20) disposed adjacent to at least one of the electrodes (18). Each electrode (18) has a respective conductive volume and is configured to apply a voltage at a respective location of the outer surface, and the difference in voltage between applied voltages includes an electrostatic adhesion voltage that produces an electro-static force between the device and the substrate (16) that is suitable to maintain a current position of the device relative to the substrate (16). The insulation material (20) can be polyurethane or any other suitable material having a resistance of about 109 to 1012 ohms*m. The insulation material effectively operates to expand the conductive volume of the electrodes (18) when they are actuated.

    摘要翻译: 一种电子粘合装置包括适于与异物衬底的表面相接合的外表面,多个电极(18)和邻近于至少一个电极(18)设置的半导电绝缘材料(20)。 每个电极(18)具有相应的导电体积,并且被配置为在外表面的相应位置处施加电压,并且施加的电压之间的电压差包括静电粘附电压,其在装置和 所述衬底(16)适于保持所述器件相对于所述衬底(16)的当前位置。 绝缘材料(20)可以是聚氨酯或具有约109至1012欧姆·米的电阻的任何其它合适的材料。 绝缘材料有效地操作以在电极(18)被致动时扩大电极(18)的导电体积。

    LEVITATED MICRO-MANIPULATOR SYSTEM
    4.
    发明申请
    LEVITATED MICRO-MANIPULATOR SYSTEM 有权
    LEVITATED微操纵器系统

    公开(公告)号:US20120139365A1

    公开(公告)日:2012-06-07

    申请号:US12960424

    申请日:2010-12-03

    IPC分类号: H02K41/03

    摘要: A system has a circuit substrate having conductive traces in a first layer of the substrate, the traces arranged in independent zones, a diamagnetic layer residing on a surface of the circuit substrate, at least two manipulators residing adjacent the magnetic layer, the manipulators being moveable within the zones, the manipulators being magnetic and controllable through magnetic fields, and a controller electrically coupled to the traces arranged to produce signals to generate magnetic fields.

    摘要翻译: 一种系统具有电路基板,该基板在基板的第一层中具有导电迹线,所述迹线排列在独立区域中,位于电路基板表面上的抗磁层,位于磁性层附近的至少两个操纵器,所述操纵器可移动 在区域内,操纵器是磁性的并且可通过磁场控制,以及控制器,电耦合到布置成产生信号以产生磁场的迹线。

    Mechanical meta-materials
    5.
    发明授权
    Mechanical meta-materials 有权
    机械超材料

    公开(公告)号:US08164232B2

    公开(公告)日:2012-04-24

    申请号:US12550222

    申请日:2009-08-28

    IPC分类号: H02N1/00

    摘要: The present invention provides meta-materials with an actively controllable mechanical property. The meta-material includes a deformable structure and a set of activation elements. The activation elements are controllable between multiple states. The meta-material includes a first value for a mechanical property when one or more of the activation elements is in the first activation state and includes a second value for the mechanical property when the activation elements have been activated to the second activation state. In one aspect, the meta-material resembles a composite material where the connectivity between the component materials or shape and arrangement of the component materials is dynamically controllable so as to affect a mechanical property of the meta-material.

    摘要翻译: 本发明提供了具有可主动控制的机械特性的超临界材料。 超材料包括可变形结构和一组激活元件。 激活元件在多个状态之间是可控的。 当一个或多个激活元件处于第一激活状态并且当激活元件已被激活到第二激活状态时,该元材料包括用于机械特性的第一值。 在一个方面,超材料类似于复合材料,其中组分材料之间的连接性或组分材料的形状和排列是动态可控的,以便影响超临界材料的机械性能。

    ELECTROADHESIVE GRIPPING
    6.
    发明申请
    ELECTROADHESIVE GRIPPING 有权
    电动抛光

    公开(公告)号:US20110193362A1

    公开(公告)日:2011-08-11

    申请号:US12762260

    申请日:2010-04-16

    CPC分类号: B25J15/00 B25J15/0085

    摘要: An electroadhesive gripping device or system includes a plurality of electroadhesive gripping surfaces, each having electrode(s) and each configured to be placed against respective surface regions of a foreign object, such that one or more electroadhesive forces can be provided between the electroadhesive gripping surfaces and the foreign object. Such electroadhesive forces operating to hold the foreign object against the electroadhesive gripping surfaces while the foreign object is held or moved by the electroadhesive gripping system. The electroadhesive gripping surfaces can be arranged onto a plurality of continuous fingers, and various gripping surfaces on each finger can be coupled together and manipulated with respect to each other by an actuating component, such as a cable actuator. A variable voltage can be delivered to the electrodes to control the amount of electroadhesive force generated, such that only a portion of a foreign object is held or moved.

    摘要翻译: 电粘合夹持装置或系统包括多个电粘附的抓持表面,每个具有电极并且各自构造成抵靠异物的相应表面区域放置,使得可以在电粘附的抓握表面之间提供一个或多个电粘附力 和异物。 这种电粘附力用于在外来物体被电粘附夹持系统保持或移动的同时将异物保持在电粘附的抓持表面上。 电粘附抓握表面可以布置在多个连续的指状物上,并且每个手指上的各种抓握表面可以通过诸如电缆致动器的致动部件相互联接在一起并且被相互操纵。 可以将电压传递到电极以控制产生的电粘附力的量,使得只有一部分异物被保持或移动。

    WALL CRAWLING ROBOTS
    8.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20110110010A1

    公开(公告)日:2011-05-12

    申请号:US12964614

    申请日:2010-12-09

    IPC分类号: H01L21/683

    摘要: Described herein is electroadhesion technology that permits controllable adherence between two objects. Electroadhesion uses electrostatic forces of attraction produced by an electrostatic adhesion voltage, which is applied using electrodes in an electroadhesive device. The electrostatic adhesion voltage produces an electric field and electrostatic adherence forces. When the electroadhesive device and electrodes are positioned near a surface of an object such as a vertical wall, the electrostatic adherence forces hold the electroadhesive device in position relative to the surface and object. This can be used to increase traction or maintain the position of the electroadhesive device relative to a surface. Electric control of the electrostatic adhesion voltage permits the adhesion to be controllably and readily turned on and off.

    摘要翻译: 这里描述的是允许两个物体之间可控的粘附的电粘附技术。 电粘附使用通过电粘合装置中的电极施加的静电粘附电压产生的静电吸引力。 静电粘附电压产生电场和静电附着力。 当电粘合装置和电极位于诸如垂直壁的物体的表面附近时,静电附着力将电粘合装置保持在相对于表面和物体的适当位置。 这可以用于增加牵引力或者保持电子粘合装置相对于表面的位置。 静电粘附电压的电控制允许粘附被可控地容易地打开和关闭。