Title :
Toward a tele-nanorobotic manipulation system with atomic scale force feedback and motion resolution
Author :
Hollis, R. ; Salcudean, S. ; Abraham, D.
Author_Institution :
IBM Thomsas J. Watson Res. Center, Yorktown Heights, NY, USA
Abstract :
Steps toward the realization of a tele-nanorobotic manipulation system using a magnetically levitated hand controller coupled with a scanning tunneling microscope are discussed. With this system, it is possible to `manually´ probe surfaces at atomic scale, while `feeling´ the atomic-scale topography back in the operator´s hand. Results for sputtered gold and graphite are presented
Keywords :
atomic force microscopy; gold; graphite; magnetic levitation; robots; sputtered coatings; Au; C; atomic scale force feedback; atomic-scale topography; magnetically levitated hand controller; motion resolution; scanning tunneling microscope; sputtered coatings; tele-nanorobotic manipulation system; Atomic force microscopy; Atomic measurements; Corrugated surfaces; Couplings; Force feedback; Magnetic force microscopy; Magnetic levitation; Magnetic tunneling; Sea surface; Surface topography;
Conference_Titel :
Micro Electro Mechanical Systems, 1990. Proceedings, An Investigation of Micro Structures, Sensors, Actuators, Machines and Robots. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Napa Valley, CA
DOI :
10.1109/MEMSYS.1990.110261
