Assembly is a fundamental issue in the volume production of products that include microscopic (submillimeter) parts. These parts are often fabricated in parallel at high density but must then be assembled into patterns with lower spatial density. In this paper we propose a new approach to microassembly using 1) ultrasonic vibration to eliminate friction and adhesion, and 2) electrostatic forces...

Electrostatic Force on a Human Fingertip

Seamless integration of artificial components with biological systems to form an elegant biotic-abiotic interface or smart surface has promising application potential in biomedical engineering. The specific aim of this study is to implement the actuation and modulation of binding behavior between biomolecules under electrostatic stimuli, and investigate the corresponding force interaction betwe...

In this paper a novel method is proposed for construction of an exponential observer for nonlinear system. The presented method is based on direct solution of dynamic error without any linearzing of nonlinear terms. Necessary and sufficient conditions for construction of direct observer are presented. Stability of the observer is checked using Lyapunov theorem. Also the ability of this observer...