Three dimensional independent control of multiple magnetic microrobots

E Diller, J Giltinan, P Jena, M Sitti - 2013 IEEE International …, 2013 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A major challenge for untethered micro-scale mobile robotics is the control of many agents
in the same workspace for distributed operation. In this work, we present a new method to …

Independent control of multiple magnetic microrobots in three dimensions

E Diller, J Giltinan, M Sitti - The International Journal of …, 2013 - journals.sagepub.com
A major challenge for untethered microscale mobile robotics is the control of many agents in
the same workspace for distributed operation. In this work, we present a new method to …

Simultaneous control of spherical microrobots using catalytic and magnetic actuation

S Das, EB Steager, KJ Stebe… - … , automation and robotics …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The ability to steer multiple microrobots in different directions in the same workplace has
been an ongoing challenge for the field. In this paper we present a novel method of …

Addressing of Micro-robot Teams and Non-contact Micro-manipulation

E Diller, Z Ye, J Giltinan, M Sitti - Small-Scale Robotics. From Nano-to …, 2014 - Springer
This manuscript presents two methods for the addressable control of multiple magnetic
microrobots. Such methods could be valued for microrobot applications requiring high …

Independent actuation of multiple microrobots using localized magnetic fields

S Chowdhury, W Jing… - … , Automation and Robotics …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Assembly of micro-scale objects requires us to develop manipulators that are small enough
to apply small forces as well as robust enough to be controlled independently in a large …

Five-degree-of-freedom magnetic control of micro-robots using rotating permanent magnets

P Ryan, E Diller - … IEEE international conference on robotics and …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Recent work in magnetically-actuated micro-scale robots for biomedical or microfluidic
applications has resulted in electromagnetic actuation systems which can command precise …

Control of multiple heterogeneous magnetic microrobots in two dimensions on nonspecialized surfaces

E Diller, S Floyd, C Pawashe… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2011 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper, we propose methods to control multiple untethered magnetic microrobots
(called Mag-μBots), with all dimensions under 1 mm, without the need for a specialized …

Control of multiple heterogeneous magnetic micro-robots on non-specialized surfaces

E Diller, S Floyd, C Pawashe… - 2011 IEEE International …, 2011 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this work, we develop methods for controlling multiple untethered magnetic micro-robots
(called Mag-μBots), with all dimensions under 1 mm, without the need for a specialized …

Towards independent control of multiple magnetic mobile microrobots

S Chowdhury, W Jing, DJ Cappelleri - Micromachines, 2015 - mdpi.com
In this paper, we have developed an approach for independent autonomous navigation of
multiple microrobots under the influence of magnetic fields and validated it experimentally …

[HTML][HTML] Selective and Independent Control of Microrobots in a Magnetic Field: A Review

M Wang, T Wu, R Liu, Z Zhang, J Liu - Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
Due to the unique advantages of untethered connections and a high level of safety,
magnetic actuation is a commonly used technique in microrobotics for propelling …