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Lead screws are used in various motion delivery systems where power is transmitted by converting rotary to linear motion. Packaging industries, industrial automation, medical devices, and automotive applications are some of the areas where lead screws can be found. Lead screws come in many different shapes and sizes; they may be large enough to support and move a 140-ton theatre stage [1], lightweight enough to be considered for wearable robotic applications [2], or even small enough to derive micropumps used in medical applications to dispense fluid volumes of less than 1 ml with precision [3].
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Vahid-Araghi, O., Golnaraghi, F. (2010). Introduction. In: Friction-Induced Vibration in Lead Screw Drives. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-1752-2_1
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