Welcome to the Precision Mechatronics Lab at the University of Newcastle
Conferences
Radio National Interview with Natan Franco
Listen to PhD candidate Natan Franco discuss his research on atomic force microscopes during with Robyn Williams from ABC Radio National
Linlin Li: Tracking control of the scanner for high-speed scanning of the AFM
Date & Venue Tuesday, 04 February 2020, 04:00pm EF122 Abstract The Atomic Force Microscope (AFM) has emerged as an indispensable research tool in the development of nanoscience and nanotechnology. Piezoelectrically [...]
News
Linlin Li: Tracking control of the scanner for high-speed scanning of the AFM
Date & Venue Tuesday, 04 February 2020, 04:00pm EF122 Abstract The Atomic Force Microscope (AFM) [...]
Daniel Martin Jimenez: Atomic Force Microscopy: From Liquid to Ultra-high Vacuum Environments
Date & Venue Monday, 10 February 2020, 10:00am EF122 AbstractThe atomic force microscope (AFM) is [...]
Harm Schepens: Ultrasonic Orthopaedic Implant Release
Date & Venue Wednesday, 11 December 2019, 02:00pm EF122 Abstract In order to recover from [...]
Interview in IEEE Control Systems Magazine
Dr Michael Ruppert was recently interviewed by the IEEE Control Systems Magazine. The interview was [...]
Seminars
Linlin Li: Tracking control of the scanner for high-speed scanning of the AFM
Date & Venue Tuesday, 04 February 2020, 04:00pm EF122 Abstract The Atomic Force Microscope (AFM) has emerged as an indispensable [...]
Daniel Martin Jimenez: Atomic Force Microscopy: From Liquid to Ultra-high Vacuum Environments
Date & Venue Monday, 10 February 2020, 10:00am EF122 AbstractThe atomic force microscope (AFM) is a versatile tool that can [...]
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, [...]
Interview in IEEE Control Systems Magazine
Dr Michael Ruppert was recently interviewed by the IEEE Control Systems Magazine. The interview was published in Volume 39, Issue [...]
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.
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.
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.
Recent Publications
Subspace based system identification for an acoustic enclosure Inproceedings In: Proc. IEEE International Conference on Control Applications & IEEE International Symposium on Computer-Aided Control Systems Design, Anchorage, Alaska, 2000. |
A new approach to piezoelectric shunt damping Inproceedings In: Proc. IS3M International Symposium on Smart Structures and Microsystems, Hong Kong, 2000. |
Innovations in piezoelectric shunt damping Inproceedings In: Proc. SPIE Symposium on Smart Materials and MEMs, Melbourne, Australia, 2000. |
Synthetic impedance for implementation of piezoelectric shunt damping circuits Journal Article In: IEE Electronics Letters, 36 (18), pp. 1525–1526, 2000. |