Multi-batch micro-selfassembly via controlled capillary forces

IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems

Volumn 3, Issue , 2001, Pages 1335-1342

  Xiong, Xiaorong ^a   Hanein, Yael ^a   Wang, Weihua ^a   Schwartz, D T ^a   Böhringer, Karl F ^a  

^a University of Washington   (United States)

Author keywords

Capillary force; Hydrophilic; Hydrophobic; Massively parallel assembly; Microassembly; Selfassembly; Sensorless and distributed manipulation

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; ASSEMBLY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DISTRIBUTED PARAMETER CONTROL SYSTEMS; FORCE CONTROL; HYDROPHILICITY; HYDROPHOBICITY;

CAPILLARY FORCES; MASSIVELY PARALLEL ASSEMBLY; MULTI-BATCH MICRO-SELFASSEMBLY; SENSORLESS AND DISTRIBUTED MANIPULATION;

FACTORY AUTOMATION;

EID: 0035560112     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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