Welcome to the Precision Mechatronics Lab at the University of Newcastle
We are multidisciplinary group of electrical engineers, mechanical engineers and physicists developing new mechatronic and robotic technologies for fabrication, imaging, and health care
Events
Micro and Nano-scale Positioning Systems at AIM 2014
Advances in Micro and Nano-scale Positioning Systems at IEEE Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics, Besançon, France, July 8-11, 2014
Despite the success of scanning probe and micro-scale systems, limitations still exist in […]
Precision Mechatronics at ACC 2014
Invited Sessions on Precision Mechatronics at the American Control Conference, Portland, Oregon, June 4-6, 2014
In recent years, the American Control Conference has become a leading forum for Precision Mechatronics. […]
News
New Book on Nanopositioning
Dr. Fleming and Dr. Kam Leang have published the first text on nanopositioning systems […]
Frequency Domain System Identification for Matlab
The attached Matlab file is an implementatation of the frequency domain subspace system identification […]
Piezo Bender with Integrated Amplifier
A miniature high voltage power amplifier is laminated onto a piezoelectric bimorph bender using […]
ARC Future Fellowship Award
Dr. Andrew Fleming has been awarded an Australian Research Council Future Fellowship for full-time […]
Yik Ren Teo Recieves Vice Chancellors Award
Congratulations to Yik Ren Teo for receiving the Vice Chancellors Award for Outstanding Research […]
Ph.D. Scholarships
Ph.D. Scholarships are available for international and Australian applicants in the following areas:
Precision Sensors
Optical […]
The Precision Mechatronics Lab develops new devices and processes for imaging and fabrication. This includes new sensors, actuators and control systems for applications in microscopy, mask-less lithography, and biomedical imaging.
Our Projects
The Precision Mechatronics Lab is supported by the Australian Research Council, Industrial Partners, The Center for Complex Dynamics Systems and Control (CDSC), and the University of Newcastle.
Our Partners
The University of Newcastle is ranked in the top 3% of world universities and #26 for a university under 50 years old. We are a research intensive university with a world-wide reputation for research in Engineering, the Sciences, and Medicine.
About the University
Recent Publications
- Design, Modeling and Control of Nanopositioning Systems
Springer, London, UK, 2014, ISBN: 978-3319066165. - An Analytical approach to integral resonant control of second-order systems
In: IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics, 19 (2), pp. 651–659, 2014. - Measuring and predicting resolution in nanopositioning systems
In: Mechatronics, (Available Online), 2014. - Piezoelectric Actuators with Integrated High Voltage Power Electronics
In: IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics, (In Press), 2014. - Optimal Integral Force Feedback and Structured PI Tracking Control: Application for High Speed Confocal Microscopy
In: Mechatronics, DOI: 10.1016/j.mechatronics.2014.04.004, 2014. - Improving the positioning bandwidth of the Integral Resonant Control Scheme through strategic zero placement.
In: Proc. IFAC World Congress, Cape Town, South Africa, 2014. - Improved Integral Force Feedback and Structured PI Tracking Control: Application for High Speed Confocal Microscopy
In: Proc. IFAC World Congress, Cape Town, South Africa, 2014. - A Novel Electrical Configuration for Three Wire Piezoelectric Bimorph Micro-Positioners
In: Proc. IEEE/ASME Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics, Besançon, France, 2014. - Repetitive Control with non-causal FIR inversion and compensation for high performance nanopositioning
In: Proc. IEEE/ASME Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics, Besançon, France, 2014. - Control of Piezoelectric Benders Using a Charge Drive
In: Proc. Actuator, Bremen, 2014. - A Novel Method for Improving Integral Force Feedback Damping Control
In: Proc. American Control Conference, Portland, Oregon, 2014. - A New Repetitive Control Scheme Based on Non-Causal FIR Filters
In: Proc. American Control Conference, Portland, Oregon, 2014. - Simultaneous Optimization of Damping and Tracking Controller Parameters via Selective Pole Placement for Enhanced positioning Bandwidth of Nanopositioners
In: Proc. American Control Conference, Portland, Oregon, 2014. - A review of nanometer resolution position sensors: operation and performance
In: Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, 190, pp. 106-126, 2013. - A novel piezoelectric strain sensor for simultaneous damping and tracking control of a high-speed nanopositioner
In: IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics, 18 (3), pp. 1113-1121, 2013.