CPC F16H 49/00 (2013.01) [F16H 19/065 (2013.01); F16H 49/001 (2013.01); G02B 7/1827 (2013.01); G02B 23/00 (2013.01); F16H 2049/008 (2013.01)] | 16 Claims |
1. An actuator system, comprising:
a frame coupled to a base by a rotary flexure;
a carriage positioned within the frame and configured to move parallel to an axis of the frame independently of the frame;
a plurality of cross-blade flexures connected between the base and the carriage, and oriented at an angle to the base and to the axis of the frame; and
a shaft connected to the carriage and extending through an aperture in the frame,
wherein the cross-blade flexures and rotary flexure are configured to convert rotary motion of the base into a translation of the carriage in a direction parallel to the axis of the frame.
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