Research Article

Optimal Design and Simulation of a Microsuction Cup Integrated with a Valveless Piezoelectric Pump for Robotics

Table 1

Geometric sizes of a gas micropump [9].

ItemData

Piezoelectric actuatorPiezoelectric material layer radius (mm)5
Piezoelectric material layer thickness (mm)0.2
Elastic substrates radius (mm)6
Elastic substrates thickness (mm)0.15

Cone tubeExpanding length (mm)3
Minimum section width (mm)0.12
Maximum section width (mm)0.64
Expanding angle (°)10
Depth (mm)0.1

Vibrating cavityRadius (mm)6
Depth (mm)0.1