Publications related to Differential (mechanical device)

Optical rotating torque sensor with nano newton-meter resolution based on a hanging torsion wire

Simon Nessim Henein, Etienne Frédéric Gabriel Thalmann, Billy Nussbaumer

This article presents a novel torque measuring setup working in the nano newton-meter range. The central novelty is a long (1 meter range) thin (diameter of a few tens of micrometers) metallic wire used instead of the relatively stiff torsion zone of the s ...

euspen2021

Implantable fluid delivery device

Nikolaos Stergiopoulos, Michel Bachmann

An implantable delivery device for delivering a fluid in a controlled manner, including a body having a chamber, a tube having an inlet and an outlet, at least a portion of the tube passing through the chamber, a drive pinion operatively connected to a mot ...

2019

A hybrid ultrasonic motor and electrorheological fluid clutch actuator for force-feedback in MRI/fMRI

Hannes Bleuler, Roger Gassert, Dominique Chapuis

This paper presents a safe, electrically powered MR-compatible actuator with a large range of output impedance, which can be used at the entry of the scanner bore. This actuator is composed of an ultrasonic motor (USM) and a torque-controlled electrorheolo ...

2008

A Haptic Knob with a Hybrid Ultrasonic Motor and Powder Clutch Actuator

Hannes Bleuler, Roger Gassert, Dominique Chapuis

In haptics, the forces to be displayed vary widely in terms of magnitude and bandwidth. A single actuator can hardly comply with these requirements. It has thus been proposed to combine electrical motors and passive devices in a hybrid actuator to cover a ...

2007

Hybrid Ultrasonic Motor and Electrorheological Clutch System for MR-Compatible Haptic Rendering

Hannes Bleuler, Roger Gassert, Dominique Chapuis

Using haptic interfaces in combination with functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) could lead to important insights into the brain mechanisms of human motor control and related dysfunctions. However, in addition to the usual requirements for haptic i ...

IEEE2006

Dynamics of torque control continuously variable transmissions

Robert Fuchs

With the increasing concerns in the impact of automotive emissions of CO2 and NOx on the environment combined with today's speculation on oil crude supply, the need to find solutions reducing the fuel consumption and emission of tomorrow's cars is more tha ...

EPFL2006