Improved Large Deflection Micro and Nano Manipulator
- Summary
- Researchers at Purdue University have designed a new microrobotic manipulator with improved range of motion and self-calibration. This manipulator replaces the fixed cantilever with a microscopic arm that is actuated by piezoelectric muscles. The arm has three degrees of freedom and has integrated sensors that allow it to sense its position and self-calibrate. No positioning stage or laser-photodiode positioning is needed, so the arm is able to operate on an object of any size, even in murky environments.
- Technology Benefits
- Improved range of motion and self-calibrationNo positioning stage needed
- Technology Application
- RoboticsResearch labs
- Detailed Technology Description
- Jason ClarkPurdue Electrical and Computer EngineeringSugarcube Systems, Inc.
- Countries
- United States
- Application No.
- None
- *Abstract
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- *Background
- The manipulation of micro- and nanosized materials is critical to the application of scanning probe microscopes, nanolithography, data storage, biological probing, and many others. The typical implementation for manipulating these small materials is to have a cantilever suspended above a piezoelectric positioning stage; the cantilever holds the scanning probe or other functional device while the stage positions the object. This setup has limited range, is expensive, and typically requires a laser-photodiode positioning system that limits the environments in which it can operate.
- *IP Issue Date
- None
- *IP Type
- Utility
- *Stage of Development
- Process Validation in Lab
- *Web Links
- Purdue Office of Technology CommercializationPurdueInnovation and EntrepreneurshipJason ClarkPurdue Electrical and Computer EngineeringSugarcube Systems, Inc.
- Country/Region
- USA
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