In this paper, a new planar drive system for the use in small machine tools is introduced. It is based on an innovative fluid dynamic drive principle, which generates thrust forces by the deflection of fluid jets on flow ...

A new contact model is proposed to simulate the forced response of a two degree of freedom mechanical model which resembles the simplest form of a friction damped turbine blade. The model scales a measured friction hysteresis ...

The article focuses on methods for designing modular cable-driven orientation mechanisms that can be attached to robot systems that lack on rotational degrees of freedom. The approach yields assembly systems for high speed ...