Automated microassembly by means of a micromanipulator and external sensors

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 3202, Issue , 1998, Pages 108-116

  Allegro, Silvia ^a   Jacot, Jacques ^a  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Coarse fine approach; Hybrid microsystems; Microassembly; Microgripper; Micromanipulator; Microscope; Vision based relative motion control

Indexed keywords

CONTROL SYSTEMS; GRIPPERS; MICROMANIPULATORS; MONITORING; MOTION CONTROL; MOTION PLANNING; PARAMETER EXTRACTION; SENSORS; THREE DIMENSIONAL; VISUAL COMMUNICATION;

COARSE-FINE APPROACH; HYBRID MICROSYSTEMS; MICROASSEMBLY; MICROGRIPPER; MICROMANIPULATOR; MICROSCOPE; VISION-BASED RELATIVE MOTION CONTROL;

MICROSYSTEMS;

EID: 58849130586     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.298028     Document Type: Conference Paper

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