Welcome to the Precision Mechatronics Lab at the University of Newcastle
Conferences
IEEE International Conference On Mechatronics – Loughborough, UK, March 15-17, 2023
IEEE International Conference On Mechatronics - Loughborough, UK, March 15-17, 2023. IEEE International Conference on Mechatronics 2023 (IEEE ICM 2023) continues a series of biennial conferences dedicated to recent and [...]
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
News
Soft Robotic Manta Rays
PhD student Matheus Xavier introduces his research on soft robotic manta rays for low-impact exploration [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Double ARC Grants for the Precision Mechatronics Lab
The Precision Mechatronics Lab was successful in receiving a 2021 ARC DP and a 2021 ARC LIEF grant.
Seminars
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Double ARC Grants for the Precision Mechatronics Lab
The Precision Mechatronics Lab was successful in receiving a 2021 ARC DP and a 2021 ARC LIEF grant.
Recent Publications
A broadband controller for shunt piezoelectric damping of structural vibration Journal Article
In: IOP Smart Materials and Structures, vol. 12, no. 1, pp. 36–48, 2003.
Adaptive piezoelectric shunt damping Journal Article
In: IOP Smart Materials and Structures, vol. 12, no. 1, pp. 18–28, 2003.
Reducing the Inductance Requirements of Piezoelectric Shunt Damping Circuits Journal Article
In: IOP Smart Materials and Structures, vol. 12, no. 1, pp. 57–64, 2003.
On the feedback structure of wideband piezoelectric shunt damping systems Journal Article
In: IOP Smart Materials and Structures, vol. 12, no. 1, pp. 49–56, 2003.
Spatial system identification of a simply supported beam and a trapezoidal cantilever plate Journal Article
In: IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology, vol. 11, no. 5, pp. 726–736, 2003.
Multiple mode current flowing passive piezoelectric shunt controller Journal Article
In: Journal of Sound and Vibration, vol. 266, no. 5, pp. 929–942, 2003.