A zero-stiffness vibration
isolator for double-layered aerostatic orthogonal decoupling and sliding
knuckle bearing angular decoupling belongs to the technical field of precision
vibration isolation. A sleeve and an aerostatic plate of a vibration
isolator body are lubricated and supported by an aerostatic surface in between, the aerostatic plate and a lower mounting plate of the vibration
isolator body are lubricated and supported by an aerostatic surface in between, a
piston barrel and the sleeve of the vibration isolator body are lubricated and supported by an aerostatic surface in between, the degree of freedom of horizontal
linear motion between the upper mounting plate and the lower mounting plate is decoupled by two
layers of orthogonal aerostatic slideways, the degree of freedom of angular motion between the upper mounting plate and the lower mounting plate is decoupled by a sliding
knuckle bearing, and
voice coil motors, displacement sensors, limit switches, a controller and a driver are formed into a closed-loop feedback
position control system, which can accurately control the relative position between the upper mounting plate and the lower mounting plate. The zero-stiffness vibration isolator has the characteristics of three-dimensional zero stiffness, high positioning precision and decoupling of the degree of freedom of
linear motion and the degree of freedom of angular motion, and can effectively solve the problem of high-performance
vibration isolation in ultra-precision measuring instruments and
machining equipment, particularly in step scanning lithographic machines.