Articles

Polypyrrole stretchable actuators (with Wen Zheng, Phillip R. Clingan, Bridget Munro, Geoffrey M. Spinks, Julie R. Steele, and Gordon G. Wallace), Australian Institute for Innovative Materials - Papers (2013)

Here, we report a simple way to prepare stretchable polypyrrole (PPy)-based actuator materials that can...

 
A novel three degrees of freedom partially decoupled robot with linear actuators (with Jaime Gallardo-Alvarado and Ramon Rodrguez-Castro), Faculty of Engineering - Papers (2012)
 

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A review of localization systems for robotic endoscopic capsules (with Trung Duc Than, Hao Zhou, and Weihua Li), Faculty of Engineering - Papers (2012)

Obscure gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding, Crohn disease, Celiac disease, small bower tumors, and other disorders that...

 

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A simple and cost-effective method for fabrication of integrated electronic-microfluidic devices using a laser-patterned PDMS layer (with Ming Li, Shunbo Li, Jinbo Wu, Weijia Wen, and Weihua Li), Faculty of Engineering - Papers (2012)

We report a simple and cost-effective method for fabricating integrated electronic-microfluidic devices with multilayer configurations....

 
Continuous particle focusing in a waved microchannel using negative dc dielectrophoresis (with Ming Li, Shunbo Li, Wenbin Cao, Weihua Li, and Weijia Wen), Faculty of Engineering - Papers (Archive) (2012)

We present a waved microchannel for continuous focusing of microparticles and cells using negative direct...

 
Modelling trilayer conjugated polymer actuators for their sensorless position control (with Chuc Huu Nguyen and Gordon G. Wallace), Faculty of Engineering - Papers (2012)

In this paper, we present a new model to describe the displacement response of a...

 
Pushing the limits for microactuators based on electroactive polymers (with Babita Gaihre, Geoffrey M. Spinks, and Julie M. Cairney), Faculty of Engineering - Papers (2012)

We have previously reported on the fabrication and displacement output of electroactive polymer (EAP) microactuators...

 
Study of shear-stiffened elastomers (with T F. Tian, W H. Li, J Ding, and H Du), Faculty of Engineering - Papers (Archive) (2012)

This paper presents a novel shear-stiffened elastomer (SSE) fabricated with a mixture of silicone rubber...

 
Three-dimensional nanofabrication of polystyrene by focused ion beam (with C C. Lee, G Proust, G M. Spinks, and Julie M. Cairney), Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health - Papers (2012)

Focused ion beam micromachining provides a maskless and resistless technique for prototyping of structures from...

 
Design and simulation of a self- sensing MR damper (with Weihua Li, GangRou Peng, and Guoliang Hu), Faculty of Engineering - Papers (2011)
 
Effect of electrolyte storage layer on performance of PPy-PVDF-PPy microactuators (with Babita Gaihre, Geoffrey M. Spinks, and Julie M. Cairney), Faculty of Engineering - Papers (2011)

Trilayer electroactive conducting polymer actuators comprising of two active polymer layers separated by an electrolyte...

 
Electroactive polymer actuators as artificial muscles: Are they ready for bioinspired applications? (with Federico Carpi, P Sommer-Larsen, and R kornbluh), Faculty of Engineering - Papers (2011)
 

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Enhancement of actuation ability of Ionic-type conducting polymer actuators using metal ion implantation (with Andres Punning and Herbert R. Shea), Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical (2011)

In this study, we present the results and implications of an experimental study into the...

 
Evaluation of length-scale effects for mechanical behaviour of micro- and nanocantilevers: II. Experimental verification of deflection models using atomic force microscopy (with Chenzhi Tang), Faculty of Engineering - Papers (2011)

This paper is the second of two parts that reports on evaluating the length-scale effects...

 
Experimental characterization of a robotic drug delivery system based on magnetic propulsion (with Weihua Li, Hao Zhou, and Shaya Ghanbar), Faculty of Engineering - Papers (2011)

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Fabrication of mircohands based on electroactive polymer actuators (with Geoffrey M. Spinks, Julie M. Cairney, and Babita Gaihre), Faculty of Engineering - Papers (2011)
 
Focused Ion Beam Fabricated Polystyrene-Platinum Thermal Microactuator (with Geoffrey M. Spinks, Julie M. Cairney, G Proust, and Cheng Lee), Faculty of Engineering - Papers (2011)
 
Kinematic modeling for artificial flagellum of a robotic bacterium based on electroactive polymer actuators (with Weihua Li and Rahim Mutlu), Faculty of Engineering - Papers (2011)

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Micron-scale polymer-metal cantilever actuators fabricated by focused ion beam (with Geoffrey M. Spinks, Julie M. Cairney, G Proust, and C C. Lee), Faculty of Engineering - Papers (2011)

Polymer¿metal microcantilever actuators have been fabricated using an innovative approach based onfocused ion beam micromachining...

 
Microstructure and magnetorheology of graphite-based MR elastomers (with Tongfei Tian, Weihua Li, Haiping Du, and Yimin Deng), Faculty of Engineering - Papers (2011)

This study focuses on the magnetorheology of graphite-based magnetorheological elastomers (Gr MREs). By introducing graphite...

 
Modeling and Experimental Characterization of a Spiral-type Mircrorobot for Medical Use in Gastrointestinal Tract (with Weihua Li and Hao Zhou), Faculty of Engineering - Papers (2011)

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Modelling and performance enhancement of a linear actuation mechanism using conducting polymers (with Elise T. Burriss, Geoffrey M. Spinks, and Scott McGovern), Faculty of Engineering - Papers (2011)

In this paper, we report on our investigation into modelling and performance enhancement of a...

 
Synthesis and performance evaluation of thin film PPy-PVDF multilayer electroactive polymer actuators (with Babita Gaihre, Geoffrey Spinks, and Julie M. Cairney), Faculty of Engineering - Papers (2011)

Bending-type microactuators less than 1 mm in length and comprising of two polypyrrole (PPy) layers...

 
The kinematics of modular spatial hpyer-redundant manipulators formed from RPS-type limbs (with Jaime Gallardo-Alvarado, Jose Maria Rico-Martinez, and Raul Lesso), Faculty of Engineering - Papers (2011)

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Vibration characteristics of sandwich beam with MR fluid under non-homogeneous magnetic field (with Weihua Li, Miao Guo, and Guoliang Hu), Faculty of Engineering - Papers (2011)
 

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A continuously-stable linear actuation based on bending type artificial muscles (with Rahim Mutlu), Faculty of Engineering - Papers (2010)
 
A multistable linear actuation mechanism based on artificial muscles (with Rahim Mutlu), Faculty of Engineering - Papers (2010)
 
A new family of constrained redundant parallel manipulators (with Jaime Gallardo-Alvarado and L Perez-Gonzalez), Faculty of Engineering - Papers (2010)

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A stiffness enhancement methodology for artificial muscles (with Rahim Mutlu), Faculty of Engineering - Papers (2010)

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Artificial muscles with adjustable stiffness (with Rahim Mutlu), Faculty of Engineering - Papers (2010)

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Creep and recovery behaviors of magnetorheological elastomers (with Weihua Li, Yang Zhou, and Tongfei Tian), Faculty of Engineering - Papers (2010)

This paper presents experimental and modeling study of creep and recovery behaviors of magnetorheological elastomers...

 
Electromechanical coupling in polypyrrole sensors and actuators (with Tina Shoa, John Madden, Tissaphern Mirfakhrai, Geoffrey Spinks, and Gordon Wallace), Australian Institute for Innovative Materials - Papers (2010)
 
Evaluation of thrust force generated for a robotic fish propelled with polypyrrole actuators (with Scott McGovern, Marc Abbott, Richard Emery, Van Truong, Geoffrey Spinks, and Gordon Wallace), Faculty of Engineering - Papers (Archive) (2010)
 
Inversion-based feedforward control of polypyrrole trilayer bender actuators (with Stephen W. John and Christopher David Cook), Faculty of Engineering - Papers (2010)

Conducting polymer bending actuators show potential for unique manipulation devices, particularly at the microscale, given...

 

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Wireless aquatic navigator for detection and analysis (WANDA) (with Cormac Fay, King-Tong Lau, Stephen Beirne, Ciaran O'Conaire, Kevin McGuinness, Brian Corcoran, Noel O'Connor, Dermot Diamond, Scott McGovern, Greg Coleman, Roderick Shepherd, Geoffrey Spinks, and Gordon Wallace), Faculty of Engineering - Papers (Archive) (2010)
 

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A bio-inspired robotic locomotion system based on conducting polymer actuators (with Daniel Gunderson), Faculty of Engineering - Papers (2009)
 
Conducting polymer microactuators operating in air (with Geoffrey M. Spinks, Philip Renaud, and Valerie Devaud), Faculty of Engineering - Papers (2009)
 
Conjugated polymer actuators: Fundamentals (with Scott T. McGovern, Binbin Xi, Gordon G. Wallace, and Geoffrey M. Spinks), Faculty of Science - Papers (2009)
 
Development and dynamic modelling of a flexure-based Scott-Russell mechanism for nano-manipulation (with Bijan Shirinzadeh, Yanling Tian, and Dawei Zhang), Faculty of Engineering - Papers (2009)
 
Finding NEMO (novel electromaterial muscle oscillator): a polyprrole powered robotic fish with real-time wireless speed and directional control (with Scott T. McGovern, Geoffrey M. Spinks, and Van T. Truong), Faculty of Engineering - Papers (2009)
 
From bending to linear movement: a linear actuation mechanism based on conducting polymer actuators (with Scott T. McGovern, Geoffrey M. Spinks, and Elise Buriss), Faculty of Engineering - Papers (2009)
 

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Normal stiffness calibration of microfabricated tri-layer conducting polymer actuators (with Michael J. Higgins), Faculty of Science - Papers (2009)

This paper reports on the stiffness characterization of microfabricated tri-layer conducting polymer (PPy) actuators. The...

 
Towards fully optimized conducting polymer bending sensors: the effect of geometry (with Gordon G. Wallace, Stephen John, Geoffrey M. Spinks, and John D Madden), Faculty of Engineering - Papers (2009)

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Towards the position control of conducting polymer trilayer bending actuators with integrated feedback sensor (with Stephen John and Christopher D. Cook), Faculty of Engineering - Papers (2009)
 

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Response characterization of electroactive polymers as mechanical sensors (with G. M. Spinks, J. D. Madden, Y. Wu, and G. G. Wallace), Faculty of Engineering - Papers (2008)

The characterization of the dynamic response (including transfer function identification) of trilayer polypyrrole (PPy) type...

 
A Poisson-based Methodology For Deformable Object Simulation (with Yongmin Zhong, Julian Smith, and Bijan Shirinzadeh), Faculty of Engineering - Papers (2008)
 
A Scalable Model for Trilayer Conjugated Polymer Actuators and Its Experimental Validation (with Ning Xi, Yantao Shen, Xiaobo Tan, and Yang Fang), Faculty of Engineering - Papers (2008)
 
Characterization and modeling of conjugated polymer sensors (with Xiaobo Tan, Yang Fang, and Andrew Temme), Faculty of Engineering - Papers (2008)

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Feasibility study of robust neural network motion tracking control of piezoelectric actuation systems for micro/nano manipulation (with Julian Smith, Hwee Choo Liaw, and Bijan Shirinzadeh), Faculty of Engineering - Papers (2008)
 
Feedback Control of Tri-layer Polymer Actuators to Improve Their Positioning Ability and Speed of Response (with Qiwen Yao and Geoffrey M. Spinks), Faculty of Engineering - Papers (2008)
 
Forward kinematics and solution methodologies for a flexure-based micro-manipulator (with Bijan Shirinzadeh, Yanling Tian, and Dawei Zhang), Faculty of Engineering - Papers (2008)
 
Redox Level-Dependent Impedance Model for Conjugated Polymer Actuators (with Xiaobo Tan and Yang Fang), Faculty of Engineering - Papers (2008)
 
Robust adaptive control of conjugated polymer actuators (with Xiaobo Tan and Yang Fang), Faculty of Engineering - Papers (2008)

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Sensor response of polypyrrole trilayer benders as a function of geometry (with Gordon G. Wallace, Stephen John, Geoffrey M. Spinks, and John D Madden), Faculty of Science - Papers (Archive) (2008)
 
Stiffness characterisation of microcantilevers based on conducting polymers (with Michael J. Higgins), Faculty of Engineering - Papers (Archive) (2008)

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Validation of Resonant Frequency Model for Polypyrrole Trilayer Actuators (with S. W. John and C. Cook), Faculty of Engineering - Papers (2008)

Conducting polymers are new materials that can be used as low-voltage actuators and active flexure...

 

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Performance Quantification of Conducting Polymer Actuators for Real Applications: A Microgripping System (with N. N. Huynh), Faculty of Engineering - Papers (2007)

In this paper, we report on modeling, characterization, and performance quantification of a conducting polymer...

 
A scalable model for tri-layer conjugated polymer actuator and experimental validation (with Ning Xi, Yantao Shen, Xiaobo Tan, and Yang Fang), Faculty of Engineering - Papers (2007)

Conjugated polymers have promising applications as actuators in biomimetic robotics and bio/micromanipulation.For these applications, it...

 
Establishment of a Biomimetic Device Based on Tri-layer Polymer Actuators Propulsion Fins (with Nhat Nam Huynh, Geoffrey M. Spinks, Rick Minato, and Laleh Sarmadi), Faculty of Engineering - Papers (2007)

We propose to use bending type tri-layer polymer actuators as propulsion fins for a biomimeticdevice...

 

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Motion tracking control of piezo-driven flexure-based mechanism based on sliding mode strategy (with Julian Smith, Hwee Choo Liaw, and Bijan Shirinzadeh), Faculty of Engineering - Papers (2007)

This paper presents a motion tracking controlmethodology based on sliding mode strategy for a flexure-basedmicro/nano...

 

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Optimal area covering using genetic algorithms (with Bijan Shirinzadeh, Ann Nicholson, and Paulo A. Jimenez), Faculty of Engineering - Papers (2007)

Path planning problems involve computing orfinding a collision free path between two positions. A specialkind...

 
Soft Mechanical Sensors through Reverse Actuation in Polypyrrole (with Gordon G. Wallace, Yanzhe Wu, Geoffrey M. Spinks, and John D Madden), Faculty of Science - Papers (2007)

The phenomenon of voltage generated from a soft sensor using polypyrrole in response to mechanical...

 
Trajectory generation for open-contoured structures in robotic fibre placement (with Marcelo Ang, Bijan Shirinzadeh, Denny Oetomo, and Gary Cassidy), Faculty of Engineering - Papers (2007)

Composites have become common engineering materials in industries where the strength to weight performance of...

 
Tri-layer polymer actuators with variable dimensions (with Scott T. McGovern, Geoffrey M. Spinks, and Rick Minato), Faculty of Engineering - Papers (2007)

The ability of conducting polymer actuators to convert electrical energy into mechanical energy is influenced...

 
A finite element model for bending behaviour of conducting polymer electromechanical actuators (with Geoffrey M. Spinks and Philippe Metz), Faculty of Engineering - Papers (2006)
 
A methodology towards geometry optimization of high performance polypyrrole (PPy) actuators (with Geoffrey M. Spinks and Philippe Metz), Faculty of Engineering - Papers (2006)
 
A reaction-diffusion methodology for soft object simulation (with Yongmin Zhong, Julian Smith, and Bijan Shirinzadeh), Faculty of Engineering - Papers (2006)

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A robotic gripper based on conducting polymer actuators (with Nhat Nam Huynh), Faculty of Engineering - Papers (2006)
 

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A robust motion design technique for flexible-jointed manipulation systems (with S. Kapucu and S. Baysec), Faculty of Engineering - Papers (2006)

This paper presents a robust input shaping technique that significantly reduces (almost eliminates) the residual...

 
Adaptive control strategy for micro/nano manipulation systems (with Hwee Choo Liaw, Bijan Shirinzadeh, and Denny Oetomo), Faculty of Engineering - Papers (2006)
 
An autowave based methodology for deformable object simulation (with Yongmin Zhong, Julian Smith, and Bijan Shirinzadeh), Faculty of Engineering - Papers (2006)
 
Bending modeling and its experimental verification for conducting polymer actuators dedicated to manipulation applications (with Christopher D. Cook and Brian Mui), Faculty of Engineering - Papers (2006)
 
Cellular neural network based deformation simulation with haptic force feedback (with Yongmin Zhong, Julian Smith, and Bijan Shirinzadeh), Faculty of Engineering - Papers (2006)
 
Contact state determination for robotic-based cylindrical pair height adjustment under dynamic conditions (with Prasan De Waas Tilakaratna and Bijan Shirinzadeh), Faculty of Engineering - Papers (2006)
 

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Direct kinematics and analytical solution to 3RRR parallel planar mechanisms (with Hwee Choo Liaw, Bijan Shirinzadeh, and Denny Oetomo), Faculty of Engineering - Papers (2006)

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Direct kinematics of 3DOF planar parallel mechanisms: a discussion (with Yongmin Zhong, Hwee Choo Liaw, Bijan Shirinzadeh, and Denny Oetomo), Faculty of Engineering - Papers (2006)

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Dynamic model simplification of serial manipulators (with Subir Kuma Saha and Bijan Shirinzadeh), Faculty of Engineering - Papers (2006)
 

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Experimental evaluation of adaptive and variable structure control of piezoelectric actuation systems for micro/nano manipulation (with Hwee Choo Liaw, Bijan Shirinzadeh, and Denny Oetomo), Faculty of Engineering - Papers (2006)
 
Fast trilayer polypyrrole bending actuators for high speed applications (with Gordon G. Wallace, Yi Sun Wu, and Geoffrey M. Spinks), Faculty of Engineering - Papers (2006)

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Kinematics and singularity analyses of a 4-DOF parallel manipulator using screw theory (with Jaime Gallardo-Alvarado and Jose Maria Rico-Martinez), Faculty of Engineering - Papers (2006)

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Optimum dynamic balancing of planar parallel manipulators based on sensitivity analysis (with Bijan Shirinzadeh), Faculty of Engineering - Papers (2006)

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Predicting force output of trilayer polymer actuators (with Nhat Nam Huynh), Faculty of Engineering - Papers (2006)

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Prediction of geometric errors of robot manipulators with Particle Swarm Optimisation method (with Ahmet Sekercioglu, Romuald Jagielski, and Bijan Shirinzadeh), Faculty of Engineering - Papers (2006)

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Residual vibration suppression of a flexible joint system using a systematic command shaping technique (with Sedat Baysec and Sadettin Kapucu), Faculty of Engineering - Papers (2006)
 
Soft tissue modelling through autowaves for surgery simulation (with Yongmin Zhong, Julian Smith, and Bijan Shirinzadeh), Faculty of Engineering - Papers (2006)
 

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Special class of positive definite functions for formulating adaptive micro/nano manipulator control (with Hwee Choo Liaw, Bijan Shirinzadeh, and Denny Oetomo), Faculty of Engineering - Papers (2006)

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Towards improving positioning accuracy of conducting polymer actuators (with Nhat Nam Huynh), Faculty of Engineering - Papers (2006)
 

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Enhanced Stiffness Modeling, Identification and Characterization for Robot Manipulators (with B. Shirinzadeh), Faculty of Engineering - Papers (2005)

This paper presents the enhanced stiffness modeling and analysis of robot manipulators, and a methodology...

 
A Deformable Model with Cellular Neural Network (with Yongmin Zhong, Julian Smith, and Bijan Shirinzadeh), Faculty of Engineering - Papers (2005)
 
Deformable Object Modelling Through Cellular Neural Network (with Yongmin Zhong, Julian Smith, Bijan Shirinzadeh, and Denny Oetomo), Faculty of Engineering - Papers (2005)

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Deformable Object Simulation with Poisson Equation (with Yongmin Zhong, Julian Smith, and Bijan Shirinzadeh), Faculty of Engineering - Papers (2005)
 
Empirical Modelling of Force Profiles Produced During Drilling of Carbon Composites (with Christopher D. Cook and Marta A. Fernandes), Faculty of Engineering - Papers (2005)

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Robust Control Framework for Piezoelectric Actuation Systems in Micro/Nano Manipulation (with Hwee Choo Liaw, Bijan Shirinzadeh, and Denny Oetomo), Faculty of Engineering - Papers (2005)
 

Presentations

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A new adaptive fuzzy-hybrid control strategy of semi-active suspension with magneto-rheological damper (with P W. Nugroho, H Du, and W H. Li), Faculty of Engineering - Papers (Archive) (2012)

This paper presents the design and analysis of a new adaptive fuzzy (AF) logic and...

 

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Kinematic analysis of electroactive polymer actuators as soft and smart structures with more DoF than inputs (with Rahim Mutlu and Weihua Li), Faculty of Engineering - Papers (Archive) (2012)

Electroactive polymer (EAP) actuators have been attracting the attention of researchers due to their muscle-like...

 

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Magnetic propulsion of a spiral-type endoscopic microrobot in a real small intestine (with Hao Zhou, Trung Duc Than, Weihua Li, and Sylvain Martel), Faculty of Engineering - Papers (Archive) (2012)

This paper reports on the magnetic propulsion of a spiral-type endoscopic mircorobot in a real...

 
Modeling and parameter identification of a magneto-rheological damper with a force-lag phenomenon (with G R. Peng, W H. Li, H Du, and H X. deng), Faculty of Engineering - Papers (Archive) (2012)

In this study, we presented a model based on the Bouc-Wen-Baber-Noori (BWBN) method to describe...

 
Methods developed for the fabrication of a thermally-induced polypyrrole bilayer micro/nanoactuator (with C C. Lee, Babita Gaihre, G M. Spinks, and J Cairney), Faculty of Engineering - Papers (2010)

This paper presents preliminary results on the development of methods for the fabrication of a...

 
Improved positional accuracy of robots with high nonlinear friction using a modified impulse controller (with Stephen van Duin, Christopher Cook, and Zheng Li), Faculty of Engineering - Papers (2009)

This paper presents a modified impulse controller to improve the steady state positioning of a...

 

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Frequency response of polypyrrole trilayer actuator displacement (with Stephen John and Christopher David Cook), Faculty of Engineering - Papers (2008)

Conducting polymer trilayers are attractive for use in functional devices, given low actuation voltages, operation...

 
A modified impulse controller for improved accuracy of robots with friction (with Stephen van Duin, Christopher David Cook, and Zheng Li), Faculty of Engineering - Papers (2007)
 

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Force Analysis and Characterization of Polymer Actuators (with N. N. Huynh and G. M. Spinks), Faculty of Engineering - Papers (2006)

There has been an increasing interest in conducting polymers, especially polypyrrole (PPy), as potential actuators...

 

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Robust motion tracking control of piezoelectric actuation systems (with Hwee Choo Liaw, Bijan Shirinzadeh, and Denny Oetomo), Faculty of Engineering - Papers (2006)
 

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A New Methodology for Deformable Object Simulation (with Y. Zhong, B. Shirinzadeh, and J. Smith), Faculty of Engineering - Papers (2005)

This paper presents a new methodology for the deformation of soft objects by drawing an...

 

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Sliding Mode Control of a Piezoelectric Actuator with Neural Network Compensating Rate-Dependent Hysteresis (with S. Yu, B. Shirinzadeh, and J. Smith), Faculty of Engineering - Papers (2005)

Piezoelectric actuators (PEA) are the fundamental elements for high-precision high-speed positioning/tracking task in many nanotechnology...

 

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A mathematical model to describe bending mechanics of polypyrrole (PPy) actuators (with P. Metz and G. M. Spinks), Faculty of Engineering - Papers (2005)

In order to make use of conducting polymer actuators such as PPy actuators suitable for...

 

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Characterisation and bending modeling of conducting polymer actuators for use in micro/nano manipulation (with B. Mui and C. Cook), Faculty of Engineering - Papers (2005)

As research efforts towards making functional micro/nano robotics system gather more momentum, there is an...

 
Model-Based Adaptive Control of Piezoelectric Actuation Systems (with Hwee Choo Liaw, Bijan Shirinzadeh, and Denny Oetomo), Faculty of Engineering - Papers (2005)
 

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Size optimisation of polypyrrole (PPy) actuators for micro/nano manipulation systems (with P. Metz and G. M. Spinks), Faculty of Engineering - Papers (2005)

PPy actuators have many features suitable for many cutting edge applications ranging from biomedical to...

 

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Towards Micro and Nano Manipulation Systems: Behaviour of a Laminated Polypyrrole (PPy) Actuator Driving a Rigid Link (with S. J. John), Faculty of Engineering - Papers (2005)

Conducting polymer actuators, such as Polypyrrole (PPy), incorporated into the structure of a manipulation system...

 

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Optimum dynamic balancing of planar parallel manipulators (with B. Shirinzadeh), Faculty of Engineering - Papers (2004)

This paper presents a methodology for optimum dynamic balancing of planar parallel manipulators typified with...