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ArticleMaterials (Basel, Switzerland)2026

Piezoelectric Actuators for Compliant Mechanisms.

Simona Noveanu, Dan Cristian Noveanu, Ioan Alexandru Ivan

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Article in Materials (Basel, Switzerland), 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Simona NoveanuMechatronics and Machine Dynamics Department, Faculty of Automotive, Mechatronics and Mechanical Engineering, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, 103 Muncii Avenue, 400641 Cluj-Napoca, Romania.ORCID 0000-0003-1168-8480
Dan Cristian NoveanuEuropean University of Technology, EUT+, European Union.ORCID 0000-0003-0562-5272
Ioan Alexandru IvanEcole Centrale Lyon-ENISE, 58 Rue Jean Parot, 42100 Saint-Étienne, France.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The growing demand for precision and miniaturization in micro-scale systems and biomedical applications has driven the need for highly optimized compliant mechanisms. The design of these mechatronic systems requires advanced actuators optimization, synchronizing material characteristics, geometric limitations, and mechanical structure. This study presents analysis results, emphasizing the performance of piezoelectric actuators for compliant mechanisms. Analytical results were presented for two types of actuators: stack actuators and bending actuators. We examined displacement when a different voltage was applied and designed a mini gripper as an application. Finally, experimental results for stack and bending piezoelectric actuators are presented. This study provides a solid framework for integrating simulation findings with experimental requirements in the compliant mechanisms field.

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compliant mechanismspiezoelectric actuatorunconventional actuators

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PMID42513851
PMCPMC13414053

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