Welcome to the Precision Mechatronics Lab at the University of Newcastle
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 [...]
Special Session on Micro and Nano Precision Mechatronics at the 2019 MARSS Conference, Helsinki, Finland, 1-5 July 2019
Join us at a special session at the 2019 International Conference on Manipulation, Automation and Robotics at Small Scales (MARSS) conference, with the goal of bringing together researchers and engineers to advance the state-of-the-art in [...]
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
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 actuated nanopositioning stages are widely [...]
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 operate in contact or dynamic mode on metallic, semiconductor, insulator or biological samples in liquid, [...]
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
Multiple mode current flowing passive piezoelectric shunt controller Journal Article
In: Journal of Sound and Vibration, vol. 266, no. 5, pp. 929–942, 2003.
Precision current and charge amplifiers for driving highly capacitive piezoelectric loads Journal Article
In: IEE Electronics Letters, vol. 39, no. 3, pp. 282–284, 2003.
A simple and efficient dynamic modelling method for compliant micropositioning mechanisms using flexure hinges Inproceedings
In: Proc. SPIE on Device and Process Technologies for MEMS, Microelectronics, and Photonics III, Perth, Australia, pp. 67-76, 2003.
Dynamics and stability of wideband vibration absorbers with multiple piezoelectric transducers Inproceedings
In: Proc. IFAC Symposium on Mechatronic Systems, Berkeley, CA, 2002.
Power harvesting piezoelectric shunt damping Inproceedings
In: Proc. IFAC Symposium on Mechatronic Systems, Berkeley, CA, 2002.