[Diffraction Limited] has been working on a largely 3D-printed micropositioner for some time now, and previously reached a resolution of about 50 nanometers. There was still room for improvement, ...

The best single-blade razors are a bit of a conundrum: When many of us learned to shave, there was comfort in knowing that if one blade missed a hair, the next three (or six) would mow it down for the ...

Abstract: This article presents a high-fidelity analytical solution and a fast integrated optimization method for vernier machines. First, a harmonic modeling method (HMM) is adopted to obtain the ...

Abstract: This article proposes a method to improve the accuracy of a vernier absolute magnetic encoder. The encoder consists of a master and a nonius multipolar magnetic track. Sinusoidal signals ...

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The term "involute" refers to the shape of the teeth: the curves of the teeth are involutes of circles, which are curves that optimize gear performance. Figure 1.1.2: The three marked circles are key ...

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