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A micromanipulation system in a plane is described as an example of autonomous distributed micromachines (ADM). We propose and demonstrate a method to obtain macroscopic work out of distributed microactuators fabricated by IC-compatible micromachining. We have previously developed several kinds of microactuator arrays for micromanipulation tasks.
This paper presents a practical design of ADM composed of many micro cells integrated with actuators, sensors and circuits that can be fabricated by IC-compatible micromachining. ADM consist of many micro cells that are smart enough to control their own motions and to cooperate with each other. The simple and small motion of an individual micro cell is coordinated in order to perform a system task. The behavior of the manipulation system is examined by demonstrations on a computer model and experiments on real control circuits.
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Konishi, S., Mita, Y., Fujita, H. (2000). Autonomous Distributed System For Cooperative Micromanipulation. In: Böhringer, K.F., Choset, H. (eds) Distributed Manipulation. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-4545-3_5
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