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 prospective developments in various fields [...]
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
Paszkal’s Visit to Newcastle
It has been a fun 3 months working and learning from Paszkal on CFD modelling using OpenFoam. We had also done some interesting experiments together in the lab and will continue our collaboration in the [...]
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 [...]
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
Optimization and implementation of multi-mode piezoelectric shunt damping systems Journal Article
In: IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics, vol. 7, no. 1, pp. 87–94, 2002.
Subspace-based system identification for an acoustic enclosure Journal Article
In: Transactions of the ASME, Journal of Vibration & Acoustics, vol. 124, no. 3, pp. 414–419, 2002.
Power harvesting from piezoelectric transducers Miscellaneous
Patent, 2002.
New method for multiple-mode shunt damping of structural vibration using a single piezoelectric transducer Proceedings Article
In: Proc. SPIE International Symposium on Smart Structures -- Damping & Isolation, pp. 239–250, New Port Beach, CA, 2001.
Highly resonant controller for multimode piezoelectric shunt damping Journal Article
In: IEE Electronics Letters, vol. 37, no. 25, pp. 1505–1506, 2001.