Application examples:
Metrology, nanopositioning, scanning microscopy, disk drive testing, fiber optics, scanning interferometry, bio-technology, micromanipulation etc.
Working principle:
P-780 is equipped with a low voltage piezoelectric drive (0 to 100 V) integrated into a sophisticated flexure guiding system. The force exerted by the piezo drive pushes a multi-flexure parallelogram via an integrated motion amplifier. The wire EDM (Electric Discharge Machining) cut flexures are FEA (Finite Element Analysis) modeled for zero stiction/friction, ultra-high resolution and exceptional guiding precision. An integrated LVDT position feed- back sensor provides nanometer scale resolution and stability in closed loop operation (with PI electronics recommended below).