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title = "Stewart Platforms"
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-   [Identification and decoupling control of flexure jointed hexapods]({{< relref "chen00_ident_decoup_contr_flexur_joint_hexap" >}})
-   [Dynamic modeling and experimental analyses of stewart platform with flexible hinges]({{< relref "jiao18_dynam_model_exper_analy_stewar" >}})
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-   [Active isolation and damping of vibrations via stewart platform]({{< relref "hanieh03_activ_stewar" >}})
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## Manufacturers {#manufacturers}

| Manufacturers | Links                                                                                                                                                                           | Country |
|---------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------|
| PI            | [link](https://www.physikinstrumente.com/en/products/parallel-kinematic-hexapods/)                                                                                              | Germany |
| Newport       | [link](https://www.newport.com/search/?q1=hexapod%3Arelevance%3Acompatibility%3AMETRIC%3AisObsolete%3Afalse%3A-excludeCountries%3AFR%3AnpCategory%3Ahexapods&ajax&text=hexapod) | USA     |
| Symetrie      | [link](https://symetrie.fr/en/hexapods-en/positioning-hexapods/)                                                                                                                | France  |


## Stewart Platforms at ESRF {#stewart-platforms-at-esrf}

| Beamline | Manufacturer | Comments                          |
|----------|--------------|-----------------------------------|
| ID11     | Symetrie     | Small, Piezo based                |
| ID31     | Symetrie     | Large Stroke, Encoders, DC motors |
| ID01     | PI           |                                   |
| ID16a    | ESRF         | Piezo (PI)                        |


## Flexure Jointed Stewart Platforms {#flexure-jointed-stewart-platforms}

Papers by J.E. McInroy:

-   ([O’Brien et al. 1998](#org71c69cc))
-   ([McInroy, O’Brien, and Neat 1999](#orgd9fe3c1))
-   ([McInroy 1999](#org82cce67))
-   ([McInroy and Hamann 2000](#orgc17f973))
-   ([Chen and McInroy 2000](#org21fffc9))
-   ([McInroy 2002](#org2f95611))
-   ([Li, Hamann, and McInroy 2001](#org247940b))
-   ([Lin and McInroy 2003](#org39928ef))
-   ([Jafari and McInroy 2003](#org1e7c00b))
-   ([Chen and McInroy 2004](#orgc6995cb))


## Bibliography {#bibliography}

<a id="orgc6995cb"></a>Chen, Y., and J.E. McInroy. 2004. “Decoupled Control of Flexure-Jointed Hexapods Using Estimated Joint-Space Mass-Inertia Matrix.” _IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology_ 12 (3):413–21. <https://doi.org/10.1109/tcst.2004.824339>.

<a id="org21fffc9"></a>Chen, Yixin, and J.E. McInroy. 2000. “Identification and Decoupling Control of Flexure Jointed Hexapods.” In _Proceedings 2000 ICRA. Millennium Conference. IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation. Symposia Proceedings (Cat. No.00CH37065)_, nil. <https://doi.org/10.1109/robot.2000.844878>.

<a id="org1e7c00b"></a>Jafari, F., and J.E. McInroy. 2003. “Orthogonal Gough-Stewart Platforms for Micromanipulation.” _IEEE Transactions on Robotics and Automation_ 19 (4). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE):595–603. <https://doi.org/10.1109/tra.2003.814506>.

<a id="org39928ef"></a>Lin, Haomin, and J.E. McInroy. 2003. “Adaptive Sinusoidal Disturbance Cancellation for Precise Pointing of Stewart Platforms.” _IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology_ 11 (2):267–72. <https://doi.org/10.1109/tcst.2003.809248>.

<a id="org247940b"></a>Li, Xiaochun, Jerry C. Hamann, and John E. McInroy. 2001. “Simultaneous Vibration Isolation and Pointing Control of Flexure Jointed Hexapods.” In _Smart Structures and Materials 2001: Smart Structures and Integrated Systems_, nil. <https://doi.org/10.1117/12.436521>.

<a id="org82cce67"></a>McInroy, J.E. 1999. “Dynamic Modeling of Flexure Jointed Hexapods for Control Purposes.” In _Proceedings of the 1999 IEEE International Conference on Control Applications (Cat. No.99CH36328)_, nil. <https://doi.org/10.1109/cca.1999.806694>.

<a id="org2f95611"></a>———. 2002. “Modeling and Design of Flexure Jointed Stewart Platforms for Control Purposes.” _IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics_ 7 (1):95–99. <https://doi.org/10.1109/3516.990892>.

<a id="orgc17f973"></a>McInroy, J.E., and J.C. Hamann. 2000. “Design and Control of Flexure Jointed Hexapods.” _IEEE Transactions on Robotics and Automation_ 16 (4):372–81. <https://doi.org/10.1109/70.864229>.

<a id="orgd9fe3c1"></a>McInroy, J.E., J.F. O’Brien, and G.W. Neat. 1999. “Precise, Fault-Tolerant Pointing Using a Stewart Platform.” _IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics_ 4 (1):91–95. <https://doi.org/10.1109/3516.752089>.

<a id="org71c69cc"></a>O’Brien, J.F., J.E. McInroy, D. Bodtke, M. Bruch, and J.C. Hamann. 1998. “Lessons Learned in Nonlinear Systems and Flexible Robots Through Experiments on a 6 Legged Platform.” In _Proceedings of the 1998 American Control Conference. ACC (IEEE Cat. No.98CH36207)_, nil. <https://doi.org/10.1109/acc.1998.703532>.