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As we discussed in Chapter 1, actuators can be viewed as devices that transform various forms of energy into mechanical work. In mechanical actuators, the starting energy itself is in the mechanical form and the actuator transforms one mechanical variable into another one [1–6]. Displacement, velocity and acceleration, and their equivalents in fluids [7– 15], are the main variables of interest and importance in mechanical actuators. Examples of these actuators are solid links and levers that transform small displacement and large forces to large displacements with small forces and gears that perform similar tasks. Other interesting examples are mechanisms which can be used to “rectify” oscillatory motions and generate d.c. displacements [16–20].
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Tabib-Azar, M. (1998). Mechanical and Acoustic Microactuators and Micropumps. In: Microactuators. Electronic Materials: Science and Technology, vol 4. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-5445-5_6
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