• Optics and Precision Engineering
  • Vol. 26, Issue 10, 2527 (2018)
WANG Yong, LIU He-liang, LIU Zheng-shi, and HU Shan-shan
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    DOI: 10.3788/ope.20182610.2527 Cite this Article
    WANG Yong, LIU He-liang, LIU Zheng-shi, HU Shan-shan. Design and functional analysis of a micro-Newton force generator[J]. Optics and Precision Engineering, 2018, 26(10): 2527 Copy Citation Text show less

    Abstract

    A two-stage lever-type micro-force generator was designed to address the challenges in the calibration system of force sensor to provide accurate micro loads. Initially, the working principle of the micro-force generator was introduced based on the performance comparison among general flexure hinges. Next, the force and energy transmissions were analyzed and a theoretical calculation method to evaluate the minification ratio K was deduced by taking into consideration the deformation of the lever and the offset of the flexure hinge's rotation. To accomplish the aim of achieving a certain minification ratio, the optimization design of the micro-force generator was proposed. Moreover, the response characteristics under different input forces were obtained by performing finite element simulation. Subsequently, a test platform was fabricated to measure the power performance of the micro-force generator. The results show that the largest error between the finite element analysis (FEA) and the theoretical analysis result is 5.501%, whereas that between the experimental result and the theoretical analysis result is 7.391%, the linearity is 2.89%, and loading range of up to 500 μN is reached. The results also indicate that the minification ratio K meets the design requirements and verify the validity of applying the optimization method to design two-stage lever-type micro-force generator and improve the accuracy of micro-Newton loads.
    WANG Yong, LIU He-liang, LIU Zheng-shi, HU Shan-shan. Design and functional analysis of a micro-Newton force generator[J]. Optics and Precision Engineering, 2018, 26(10): 2527
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