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Showing 1 to 20 of 48 for “"Pick and place"”.
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Pick-and-place nanoassembly
… for direct fabrication of nanometer-scale planar and multilayer structures using the probe tip of an atomic force microscope (AFM) and a material reservoir is proposed. The process, which is called Pick-and-Place NanoAssembly, enables true "pick-and-place" retrieval and deposition of materials …
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Shape memory polymer adhesive gripper for pick-and-place applications
… remarkable reversible dry adhesive properties and related smart adhesive applications. However, these exceptional properties of SMPs have not been exploited for pick-and-place applications, which would otherwise advance the robotic manipulation. This work explores the use of SMPs to design an …
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Development of pick-and-place assembly techniques for monolithic optopill integration
… poses several challenges such as recess filling and optopill bonding to the CMOS circuits. Research focused on establishing assembly techniques to overcome these challenges is performed. This thesis discusses the development of a vacuum tool pick- and-place technique as a solution to recess …
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Methods for nano-precise overlay in advanced in pick-and-place assembly
… nanofabrication techniques in this thesis – Jet-and-Flash Imprint Lithography (J-FIL), and Nano-precise Modular Assembly of Pre-fabricated blocks (N-MAP), with a focus on nano-precise overlay in these techniques. J-FIL currently uses template shape-and-size control, along with x-y-q substrate …
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Grid Inference and Partial Scan Registration for Intelligent Collaborative Robot Systems
… thesis proposes advancement of the collaborative and intelligent abilities of Tutor Intelligence robot systems through leveraging the geometry of array structures to perform online inference of object locations and registering partial in-hand scans to automatically orient objects. This research …
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Development of a light-weight manipulator system for an omni-directional multi-rotor platform
… of a proof-of-concept physical prototype and control system for a six degree-of-freedom manipulator attached to an omni-directional multi-rotor system known as the OmniRaptor. This prototype was developed in order to provide the OmniRaptor with the ability to precisely position a sensor in …
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Automated construction technologies : analyses and future development strategies
Substandard productivity and the lack of skilled workers in the construction industry have led major corporations all over the world aiming to produce various types of automated construction technologies. During the process, novel ideologies of design and construction techniques have been realized …
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Design and control of a compact aerial manipulation system with a Delta-type parallel robot
This thesis presents the design, modeling, and control of a quadcopter equipped with a Delta-type parallel manipulator. Such systems present demanding challenges in both control theory and task planning, which are addressed with novel mechanical features, modern flight controllers, and optimal …
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Design considerations for a reconfigurable delta robot
… accomplished by generating points along an ``expanded Pareto set""-- each of these points representing a fully reconfigurable design. In Chapters 3-4 I discuss dynamically modeling compliance in a structure, and use the derivation to formulate the co-design problem for a simple pick-and-place …
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Assessment of a hand exoskeleton on proximal and distal training in virtual environments for robot mediated upper extremity rehabilitation
… impairments that reduce limb function and limit the daily independence of the individual. Evidence suggests that therapeutic interventions with repetitive motor training can aid in functional recovery of the paretic limb. Robotic rehabilitation may present an exercise intervention that …
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Optimization of kitting operations for an automated microelectronics assembly process
… airborne radars. The current kitting process for pick-and-place assembly is manually-intensive with significant die handling, resulting in multiple opportunities for damage and loss as well as accidental switching of near-identical components. These defects are difficult to detect and are often …
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Application of the novint falcon haptic device as an actuator in real-time control
… is to control the Novint Falcon as a robot, and B) to develop a control experiment that demonstrates the use the Novint Falcon as a robotic actuator. The contents of this report are therefore divided into two parts. Part A deals specifically with the Novint Falcon, which is a PC input device …
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Digital materials for digital fabrication
… materials by analogy with digital computation and digital communications. Traditional fabrication techniques include pick-and-place, roll-to-roll, molding, patterning and more. Current research in fabrication includes algorithmic assembly [3], programmed assembly[9], self-assembly[1,2], …
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Development of a nanostructure thermal property measurement platform compatible with a transmission electron microscope
Measurements of the electrical and thermal transport properties of one-dimensional nanostructures (e.g., nanotubes and nanowires) typically are obtained without detailed knowledge of the specimen's atomicscale structure or defects. In an effort to address this deficiency, a microfabricated, …
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The integration of InP /InGaAsP ridge waveguide structures with dielectric waveguides on silicon
… which is being explored as a potential replacement for copper chip-to-chip interconnects at data transmission rates exceeding 10 Gb/s, is one of several technologies that could be enabled by the monolithic integration of III-V optoelectronic devices on a silicon integrated circuit. Two …
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Improvement of position and orientation tracking accuracy by fusing HTC Vive trackers and Inertia Measurement Units
… been used for calibration, error compensation and navigation of robots to enable higher precision machining, assembly, or control. Laser trackers are the most common position tracking system in the aerospace industry despite the high price. They can track minute position changes with micrometre …
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Additive Manufacturing Towards Electronically-Active Surfaces
Ubiquitous and imperceptible integration of optoelectronic devices into the world around us would allow for novel modes of energy harvesting, communications, sensing, information display and computing. To date, owing to the availability of foundries and scalable processing modalities, this has been …
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An autonomous forklift research platform for warehouse operations
… since the 1950s. Early vehicles were inflexible and relied on costly infrastructure. However, advances in technology have enabled a much greater level of sophistication. Yet, currently only 16% of companies operating warehouses make use of AGVs. Additionally, modern AGVs available today, while …
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Anomaly Detection based Post Gripping Perception for Industrial Logistics Robotics
… manufacturing lines. The lack of structure and the high dynamic of such industrial environments lead to potential performance deterioration related to unexpected events that are not recognized by the robot. Detecting such changes in the robot environment is believed in this thesis to be …
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Volume Mount Devices
As Moore's Law ends and AI demands increasingly tax our climate and resources, the limitations of two-dimensional electronics integration have become critical bottlenecks. Surface-mount devices (SMDs) remain entrenched in industry practice despite being insufficient for today's computing challenges …
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