Nicholas G. Dagalakis

Staff Education

Massachusetts Institute of Technology Ph.D. Mechanical and Electrical Engineering

Massachusetts Institute of Technology Eng.D. Mechanical Engineering

Massachusetts Institute of Technology M.S. Mechanical Engineering

National Technical University of Greece Diploma Mechanical and Electrical Engineering

Publications

Design and Testing of Wireless Motion Gauges for Two Collaborative Robot Arms

March 11, 2022

Author(s)

Yong Sik Kim, Nicholas G. Dagalakis, Jeremy Marvel, Geraldine Cheok

Most existing robot performance evaluation methods focus on single robotic arms performing independent motion tasks. In this paper, a motion gauge is proposed

Flexible Assemblies of Electrocapacitive Volume Tomographic Sensors for Gauging Fuel of Spacecraft

April 30, 2021

Author(s)

Seung H. Yang, Yong Sik Kim, Nicholas Dagalakis, Yicheng Wang

Gauging propellant fuel of spacecraft in outer space has been an issue, because their liquid fuels tend to float, slosh, adhere to the tank walls, and form

Design of a Six-DOF Motion Tracking System based on a Stewart Platform and Ball-and-Socket Joints

March 1, 2019

Author(s)

Yong Sik Kim, Shi Hongliang, Nicholas Dagalakis, Jeremy Marvel, Geraldine Cheok

Performance evaluation of industrial robots has been an interesting topic since the 1990s. For this, it is necessary to monitor the motions or activities of

Optical Fiber Fabry-Pérot Micro-Displacement Sensor for MEMS In-plane Motion Stage

February 28, 2018

Author(s)

Yong Sik Kim, Nicholas Dagalakis, Young-Man Choi

Fabry-Perot interferometer sensors have been widely used in Micro-Electro-Mechanical-Systems (MEMS) due to high displacement accuracy and immunity to

Design of a MEMS-based motion stage based on a lever mechanism for generating large displacements and forces

July 6, 2016

Author(s)

Yong Sik Kim, Hongliang Shi, Nicholas Dagalakis, Satyandra K. Gupta

Conventional miniaturized motion stages have the volume of 50 to 60 cm3 and the range of motion around 100 µm. Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS)-based

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Patents (2018-Present)

Collaborative Robot Motion and Force-Torque Gauges

NIST Inventors

Nicholas G. Dagalakis and Yong Sik Kim

Patent Description The development of a new generation of industrial robots having multiple arms, smarter, easier to program, and can work side-by-side with human workers and other robots promises to revolutionize the manufacturing industry. However, the collaborative performance of the multiple arm

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Staff Education

Massachusetts Institute of Technology Ph.D. Mechanical and Electrical Engineering

Massachusetts Institute of Technology Eng.D. Mechanical Engineering

Massachusetts Institute of Technology M.S. Mechanical Engineering

National Technical University of Greece Diploma Mechanical and Electrical Engineering

Nicholas G. Dagalakis (Fed)

Publications

Patents (2018-Present)