Magnetic methods in robotics

JJ Abbott, E Diller, AJ Petruska - Annual Review of Control …, 2020 - annualreviews.org
The goal of this article is to provide a thorough introduction to the state of the art in magnetic
methods for remote-manipulation and wireless-actuation tasks in robotics. The article …

Acoustic control of magnetism toward energy-efficient applications

WG Yang, H Schmidt - Applied Physics Reviews, 2021 - pubs.aip.org
The control of magnetism by acoustically induced strain has driven significant research
activities, with the ultimate goal of pursuing novel, ultrafast, compact, and energy-efficient …

Modeling magnetic torque and force for controlled manipulation of soft-magnetic bodies

JJ Abbott, O Ergeneman, MP Kummer… - IEEE Transactions …, 2007 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We calculate the torque and force generated by an arbitrary magnetic field on an axially
symmetric soft-magnetic body. We consider the magnetization of the body as a function of …

A multi-stable energy harvester: dynamic modeling and bifurcation analysis

P Kim, J Seok - Journal of Sound and Vibration, 2014 - Elsevier
A theoretical investigation is conducted on the dynamic and energetic characteristics of a
multi-stable bimorph cantilever energy harvester that uses magnetic attraction effect. The …

Three-dimensional magnetic manipulation of micro-and nanostructures for applications in life sciences

S Schuerle, S Erni, M Flink… - IEEE transactions on …, 2012 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We present a magnetic manipulation system capable of 5 degree-of-freedom (5-DOF)
wireless control of micro-and nanostructures (3-DOF position, 2-DOF pointing orientation) …

Magnetic Resonance Imaging‐Based Tracking and Navigation of Submillimeter‐Scale Wireless Magnetic Robots

ME Tiryaki, M Sitti - Advanced Intelligent Systems, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanners have recently been used for magnetic
actuation of robots for minimally invasive medical operations. Due to MRI's high soft‐tissue …

Thermal stability of magnetic states in circular thin-film nanomagnets with large perpendicular magnetic anisotropy

GD Chaves-O'Flynn, G Wolf, JZ Sun, AD Kent - Physical Review Applied, 2015 - APS
The scaling of the energy barrier to magnetization reversal in thin-film nanomagnets with
perpendicular magnetization as a function of their lateral size is of great current interest for …

Interplay between the magnetic anisotropy contributions of cobalt nanowires

J Sánchez-Barriga, M Lucas, F Radu, E Martin… - Physical Review B …, 2009 - APS
We report on the magnetic properties and the crystallographic structure of the cobalt
nanowire arrays as a function of their nanoscale dimensions. X-ray diffraction …

Spin transfer torque in a graphene lateral spin valve assisted by an external magnetic field

CC Lin, AV Penumatcha, Y Gao, VQ Diep… - Nano …, 2013 - ACS Publications
Spin-based devices are widely discussed for post-complementary metal–oxide–
semiconductor (CMOS) applications. A number of spin device ideas propose using spin …

Comparison, optimization, and limitations of magnetic manipulation systems

S Erni, S Schürle, A Fakhraee, BE Kratochvil… - Journal of Micro-Bio …, 2013 - Springer
To magnetically navigate wireless medical devices through the body, a manipulation system
has to provide sufficient magnetic fields and magnetic field gradients to manipulate the …