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Mohammad Olfatnia, Siddharth Sood, Jason J. Gorman, Shorya Awtar
This paper reports in-plane electrostatic comb-drive actuators with stroke as large as 245 µm, achieved by employing a novel Clamped Paired Double Parallelogram
Arvind K. Balijepalli, Thomas W. LeBrun, Jason J. Gorman
We demonstrate an increase in trapping lifetime for optically trapped nanoparticles by more than an order of magnitude using feedback control. This has been
Jason J. Gorman, Arvind K. Balijepalli, Thomas W. LeBrun
Optical trapping is a method for manipulating micro- and nanoscale particles that is widely used in biophysics and colloid science, among other areas. This
John D. Wason, John T. Wen, Young M. Choi, Jason J. Gorman, Nicholas G. Dagalakis
This paper describes the operator assisted automated assembly of a 3-legged spatial platform by using a vision guided multi-probe assembly process. This is the
Jason J. Gorman, Craig D. McGray, Richard A. Allen
Recent advances in the design and fabrication of microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) have enabled the development of mobile microrobots that can autonomously
Donna Le, Nicholas G. Dagalakis, Jason J. Gorman, Jae M. Yoo
We describe the use of appropriate type simple resistor and capacitor (RC) compensators, which properly connected to a power amplifier, can improve the dynamic
Jason J. Gorman, Yong Sik Kim, Andras Vladar, Nicholas G. Dagalakis
A microscale nanoassembly system has been designed for the fabrication of nanodevices and in situ electromechanical characterisation of nanostructures. This
Gregory W. Vogl, Jason J. Gorman, Gordon A. Shaw, Jon R. Pratt
A new self-excited micro-oscillator is proposed as a velocity standard for dissemination of nanoNewton-level forces that are traceable to the International
John Wason, William Gressick, J Wen, Jason J. Gorman, Nicholas G. Dagalakis
This paper describes the algorithm development and experimental results of a multi-probe micro-assembly system. The experimental testbed consists of two
Jason J. Gorman, Yong Sik Kim, Nicholas G. Dagalakis
Several approaches for the precision control of micro-scale positioning mechanisms, or MEMS nanopositioners, are presented along with initial experimental
Jason J. Gorman, Yong Sik Kim, Andras Vladar, Nicholas G. Dagalakis
In this paper, the design and proposed operation of a MEMS-based nanoassembly system is presented. The nanoassembly system is comprised of four nanomanipulators
Byoung H. Kang, J Wen, Nicholas G. Dagalakis, Jason J. Gorman
Flexure joints are frequently used in precision-motion stages and microrobotic mechanisms due to their monolithic construction. The joint compliance, however
Sebastien Bergna, Jason J. Gorman, Nicholas G. Dagalakis
Several micro-scale nanopositioning mechanisms, or MEMS nanopositioners, have been developed for application in nanotechnology and optical sensors. In this
System identification methods are presented for the estimation of the characteristic frequency of an optically trapped particle. These methods are more amenable
Dongjin Lee, Thomas W. LeBrun, Arvind K. Balijepalli, Jason J. Gorman, Cedric V. Gagnon, Daehie Hong, Esther H. Chang
This paper presents the design of a multiple beam optical tweezers instrument used for manipulating micro/nano-sized components. The basic nist-equations used
Byoung H. Kang, J Wen, Nicholas G. Dagalakis, Jason J. Gorman
This paper presents an analysis tool and design method forMEMS parallel mechanisms. Due to processing constraints inMEMS fabrication, flexure joints are
Byoung H. Kang, J Wen, Nicholas G. Dagalakis, Jason J. Gorman
Flexure joints are frequently used in precision motion stages and micro-robotic mechanisms due lo their monolithic construction. The joint compliance, howeyer
William C. Stone, Maris Juberts, Nicholas G. Dagalakis, Jack A. Stone Jr., Jason J. Gorman
The NIST Construction Metrology and Automation Group (CMAG), in cooperation with the NIST Intelligent Systems Division (ISD), is developing performance metrics
Byoung H. Kang, J Wen, Nicholas G. Dagalakis, Jason J. Gorman
Flexure joints are frequently used in precision motion stages and micro-robotic mechanisms due to their monolithic construction. The joint compliance, however
The majority of commercially available microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) have depended on silicon micromachining for manufacturing. However, silicon
K B. Fielhauer, B G. Boone, J R. Bruzzi, Jeffery Kluga, J R. Connelly, M M. Bierbaum, Jason J. Gorman, Nicholas G. Dagalakis
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) plans to develop optical communication terminals for future spacecraft, especially in support of high
Jason J. Gorman, Nicholas G. Dagalakis, B G. Boone
Beam steering accuracy is critical to the successful operation of optical communications systems, especially those which take place over extreme length scales