Smart and Micro/Nano Systems Laboratory
智能與微納系統實驗室

Objective

This lab is committed to developing smart robotic and mechatronic systems at multiple scales with promising methodology towards new scientific challenges in micro/nano-scale applications by establishing state-of-the-art research platform for students and researchers to work at this cutting-edge field, which leads to new ways in practical applications such as industry, biology, medicine, micro-/nanotechnology, and the environment.

Facilities

• ABB industrial robots
• UR collaborative robots
• Mobile disinfection robots
• Robotic microinjection systems
• Olympus microscopes with CCD camera
• Micromanipulators and nanopositioners
• Micropipette puller and microforge system
• Piezoelectric and electromagnetic actuators and drivers
• Laser and capacitive displacement sensors
• dSPACE and NI cRIO real-time controllers

Experiments

1. Development and applications of industrial robots and service robots
2. Optimal design and analysis of MEMS devices and precision machines
3. System identification and calibration of robotic micro/nano positioning devices
4. Precision motion and force control of micromanipulation and microrobot systems
5. Design and testing of smart transducers (PZT, PVDF, VCM, EM, etc.)

Courses supported