The present invention relates to a long-stroke nanopositioning device,
comprising: a piezoelectric tube; a quartz glass rod; two fixed seats
being disposed on the ends of the piezoelectric tube and a piezoelectric
actuator. Each of the fixed seats has a base for receiving at least one
spring and a plurality of ruby balls. The quartz glass rod is gripped to
the fixed seat by the ruby balls of the fixed seat wherein the gripping
force is controlled by means of the spring. The piezoelectric actuator
applies an input voltage to the piezoelectric tube to cause one end of
the piezoelectric tube to have a relative displacement in a direction
along the axis of the quartz glass rod. The present invention provides a
nanopositioning device capable of long stroke displacements at the
nanometer scale by controlling the input voltage of the piezoelectric
actuator and the gripping force of the ruby balls.