Exploring the micro- and nanoworld with cubic centimetre-sized autonomous microrobots
In order to bridge the increasing gap between the micro- and nanotechnologies, a European consortium is currently developing and investigating a cluster of mobile, wireless cubic centimetre-sized microrobots. The control and sensor issues which are to be solved for such a robot system are demanding....
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Published in | Industrial robot Vol. 31; no. 2; pp. 159 - 178 |
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Main Authors | , , , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
Published |
Bedford
Emerald Group Publishing Limited
01.01.2004
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Summary: | In order to bridge the increasing gap between the micro- and nanotechnologies, a European consortium is currently developing and investigating a cluster of mobile, wireless cubic centimetre-sized microrobots. The control and sensor issues which are to be solved for such a robot system are demanding. This paper describes the work carried out by one of the project partners. An interferometrical principle employing the so-called "mechanical" interferometer based on the Moiré-effect is used for the position sensor system. Further sensor systems involve "local" microscope cameras, for which the extraction of depth information is crucial. |
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Bibliography: | ObjectType-Article-2 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-1 content type line 23 |
ISSN: | 0143-991X 1758-5791 |
DOI: | 10.1108/01439910410522847 |