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

Conferences

Micromechatronic Systems at IFAC World Congress, 2020

Join us for the open track sessions on Modeling, Identification, Estimation and Control in Micromechatronic Systems, at IFAC World Congress 2020, in Berlin, Germany. Organizers: Prof Helon Vicente Hultmann Ayala, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio [...]

News

Soft Robotic Manta Rays

PhD student Matheus Xavier introduces his research on soft robotic manta rays for low-impact exploration in sensitive underwater environments. Watch the video. https://youtu.be/BAN7ZxoomYo

Dr Michael Ruppert elected as Fresh Scientist for 2021

Doctor Michael Ruppert has been announced as one of the 2021 Fresh Scientists. This program is run by Science in Public and aims to upskill Early Career Researchers into science communicators. Michael is an Early Career [...]

Matheus Xavier Wins School Heat of the 3 Minute Thesis

Matheus from the Precision Mechatronics Lab wins the school heat at the University of Newcastle of the 2021 3 Minute Thesis Competition.   With his talk titled "Soft Medical Robots: A Bioinspired Revolution" - Matheus [...]

Seminars

Harm Schepens: Ultrasonic Orthopaedic Implant Release

Date & Venue Wednesday, 11 December 2019, 02:00pm EF122  Abstract In order to recover from fractures suffered in the limbs, intramedullary (IM) rods are inserted into the bone marrow canal. When in place, the IM [...]

Publications

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A. Bazaei; Y. K. Yong; S. O. R. Moheimani; A. Sebastian

Tracking of triangular references using signal transformation for control of a novel AFM scanner stage Journal Article

In: IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology, vol. 20, no. 2, pp. 453-464, 2012.

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Tracking of triangular references using signal transformation for control of a novel AFM scanner stage

S. P. Wadikhaye; Y. K. Yong; S. O. R. Moheimani

Design of a compact serial-kinematic scanner for high-speed atomic force microscopy: An analytical approach Journal Article

In: Micro and Nano Letters, vol. 7, no. 4, pp. 309-313, 2012.

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Design of a compact serial-kinematic scanner for high-speed atomic force microscopy: An analytical approach

Y. K. Yong; A. Bazaei; S. O. R. Moheimani; F. Allgower

Design and control of a novel non-raster scan pattern for fast scanning probe microscopy (Invited Paper) Proceedings Article

In: IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, pp. 456-461, 2012.

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Design and control of a novel non-raster scan pattern for fast scanning probe microscopy (Invited Paper)

Y. K. Yong; S. O. R. Moheimani; B. J. Kenton; K. K. Leang

Invited review article: High-speed flexure-guided nanopositioning: Mechanical design and control issues Journal Article

In: Review of Scientific Instruments, vol. 83, no. 121101, pp. (1-22), 2012.

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Invited review article: High-speed flexure-guided nanopositioning: Mechanical design and control issues

A. J. Fleming

Dual-stage vertical feedback for high speed-scanning probe microscopy Journal Article

In: IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology, vol. 19, no. 1, pp. 156–165, 2011.

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Dual-stage vertical feedback for high speed-scanning probe microscopy
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