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Please excuse the many broken links! - eventually, we will update ....
Focus Areas: MEMS, Precision Machines + Machine Elements, Medical Devices + Systems.
| Machines and Methods for Carbon Nanotube Growth John Hart, Onnik Yaglioglu, Luuk van Laake http://www.nanobliss.com |
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SIMP
Silicon Insert Molded Plastics Jaime Werkmeister and Patrick Willoughby (Sponsor: NSF) |
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Bistable
MEMS Relay Jin Qiu, Jian Li, (Sponsor: ABB) Jin Qiu's Website Overview Presentation Jin Qiu's PhD Thesis (May 2003) and Thesis Defense Presentation (May 2003) Paper from MEMS2003 Conference: J. Qiu, J. Lang, A. Slocum, and R. Streumpler, "A High Current Electrothermal Bistable MEMS Relay" Paper from MEMS2001 Conference: J. Qiu, J. Lang, and A. Slocum, "A Centrally-Clamped Parallel-Beam Bistable MEMS Mechanism" Jian Li's Ph.D Thesis (Feb. 2004) and Thesis Defense Presentation (Feb. 2004) |
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Flextester™ Joachim Sihler et al. Project Website |
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Kinematic
Couplings for Modular Robots John Hart, Pat Willoughby, (Sponsors: ABB, Ford) Kinematic Couplings Website John Hart's SM Thesis, Pat Willoughby's SM Thesis |
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MAGNABOTS:
Low-Cost Automated Material Handling Shorya Awtar, John Hart, (Sponsor: CIMIT) Automation Projects Website |
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Nanogate James White Presentation |
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Mechanical
Design of a High-Precison Microscope John Hart, Sean Montgomery, Shorya Awtar, (Sponsors: UIUC LFD / NIH) Presentation |
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High-Precision
Spherical Joint Design + Calibration Alec Robertson, (Sponsor: ABB) Spherical Joint Project Website |
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The
Axtrusion Roger Cortesi Roger Cortesi's SM Thesis ASPE Article on Axtrusion Excel File containing Axtrusion Data |
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Alignment
of Silicon Wafers by Elastic Averaging Alexis Weber Abstract, Alexis Weber's SM Thesis |
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Precision Medical Devices - Mitral
Valve Clamp and Distractor
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Elastically
Supported and Preloaded Leadscrew Nuts Alex Slocum, Ahmed Elmouelhi, Tyson Lawrence, Peter How, Joe Cattell Presentation |
