Title :
A Digital Control Circuit for a Biomedical Microrobot
Author :
Casanova, R. ; Dieguez, A. ; Lacort, J. ; Arbat, A. ; Samitier, J. ; Nierlich, M. ; Steinmetz, O.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron., Univ. of Barcelona, Barcelona
Abstract :
A specific integrated controller for a wireless and autonomous microrobot of 1 cm3 is presented. The microrobot is equipped with an atomic force microscopy (AFM) probe, a syringe or a gripper to develop cooperative tasks in biological experiences. Its main functionality and the controller design is focused on nanomicroscopy and cellular manipulation. The circuit manages the microrobot locomotion unit and its tools with nanometric resolution.
Keywords :
atomic force microscopy; control system synthesis; digital control; grippers; medical robotics; microrobots; motion control; atomic force microscopy probe; autonomous microrobot; biomedical microrobot; cellular manipulation; controller design; cooperative task; digital control circuit; gripper; microrobot locomotion; nanomicroscopy; specific integrated controller; syringe; wireless microrobot; Atomic force microscopy; Circuits; Communication system control; Digital control; Grippers; Instruments; Nanobioscience; Piezoelectric effect; Piezoelectric materials; Robots;
Conference_Titel :
Intelligent Data Acquisition and Advanced Computing Systems: Technology and Applications, 2005. IDAACS 2005. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Sofia
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9445-3
Electronic_ISBN :
0-7803-9446-1
DOI :
10.1109/IDAACS.2005.283008
