Title :
A Method for Micro-spheres Manipulation Based on Capillary Force Control
Author :
Rong, Weibin ; Liu, Taochou ; Wang, Lefeng
Author_Institution :
State Key Lab. of Robot. & Syst., Harbin Inst. of Technol., Harbin, China
Abstract :
To utilize the adhesion forces and avoid the design complexity derived from the electrochemical treatment of operating tools, a method for micro-objects manipulation based on the capillary force is presented. The pickup and release model of micromanipulation were established. The manipulation scheme was performed by mechanical motion to change the capillary force generated by the liquid medium between the tool and micro-sphere, so the micro-sphere can be picked up and released successfully. The experiments about sub-millimeter stannum spheres demonstrated the simplicity and feasibility of this method.
Keywords :
adhesion; capillarity; force control; micromanipulators; submillimetre wave devices; adhesion forces; capillary force control; liquid medium; mechanical motion; micromanipulation pickup model; micromanipulation release model; microspheres manipulation; operating tool electrochemical treatment; submillimeter stannum spheres; Adhesives; Electron tubes; Force; Frequency modulation; Micromechanical devices; Probes; Surface tension; capillary force; liquid medium; micromanipulation;
Conference_Titel :
Intelligent Human-Machine Systems and Cybernetics (IHMSC), 2010 2nd International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Nanjing, Jiangsu
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-7869-9
DOI :
10.1109/IHMSC.2010.71
