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2006

An ultrasonic standing-wave-actuated nano-positioning walking robot: piezoelectric-metal composite beam modeling

Son, K. J., Kartik, V., Wickert, J. A., Sitti, M.

Journal of vibration and control, 12(12):1293-1309, Sage Publications, 2006 (article)

2006

pi Son, K. J., Kartik, V., Wickert, J. A., Sitti, M. An ultrasonic standing-wave-actuated nano-positioning walking robot: piezoelectric-metal composite beam modeling Journal of vibration and control, 12(12):1293-1309, Sage Publications, 2006 (article)

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IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON ROBOTICS

VOLZ, RICHARD A, TARN, TJ, MACIEJEWSKI, ANTHONY A, LEE, SUKHAN, BICCHI, ANTONIO, DE LUCA, ALESSANDRO, LUH, PETER B, TAYLOR, RUSSELL H, BEKEY, GEORGE A, ARAI, HIROHIKO, others

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pi VOLZ, RICHARD A, TARN, TJ, MACIEJEWSKI, ANTHONY A, LEE, SUKHAN, BICCHI, ANTONIO, DE LUCA, ALESSANDRO, LUH, PETER B, TAYLOR, RUSSELL H, BEKEY, GEORGE A, ARAI, HIROHIKO, others IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON ROBOTICS 2006 (article)

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Design methodology for biomimetic propulsion of miniature swimming robots

Behkam, B., Sitti, M.

Trans.-ASME Journal of Dynamic Systems Measurement and Control, 128(1):36, ASME, 2006 (article)

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pi Behkam, B., Sitti, M. Design methodology for biomimetic propulsion of miniature swimming robots Trans.-ASME Journal of Dynamic Systems Measurement and Control, 128(1):36, ASME, 2006 (article)

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Augmented reality user interface for an atomic force microscope-based nanorobotic system

Vogl, W., Ma, B. K., Sitti, M.

IEEE transactions on nanotechnology, 5(4):397-406, IEEE, 2006 (article)

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pi Vogl, W., Ma, B. K., Sitti, M. Augmented reality user interface for an atomic force microscope-based nanorobotic system IEEE transactions on nanotechnology, 5(4):397-406, IEEE, 2006 (article)

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Friction enhancement via micro-patterned wet elastomer adhesives on small intestinal surfaces

Kwon, J., Cheung, E., Park, S., Sitti, M.

Biomedical Materials, 1(4):216, IOP Publishing, 2006 (article)

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pi Kwon, J., Cheung, E., Park, S., Sitti, M. Friction enhancement via micro-patterned wet elastomer adhesives on small intestinal surfaces Biomedical Materials, 1(4):216, IOP Publishing, 2006 (article)

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Miniature endoscopic capsule robot using biomimetic micro-patterned adhesives

Karagozler, M. E., Cheung, E., Kwon, J., Sitti, M.

In Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics, 2006. BioRob 2006. The First IEEE/RAS-EMBS International Conference on, pages: 105-111, 2006 (inproceedings)

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pi Karagozler, M. E., Cheung, E., Kwon, J., Sitti, M. Miniature endoscopic capsule robot using biomimetic micro-patterned adhesives In Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics, 2006. BioRob 2006. The First IEEE/RAS-EMBS International Conference on, pages: 105-111, 2006 (inproceedings)

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Compliant and low-cost humidity nanosensors using nanoporous polymer membranes

Yang, B., Aksak, B., Lin, Q., Sitti, M.

Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, 114(1):254-262, Elsevier, 2006 (article)

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pi Yang, B., Aksak, B., Lin, Q., Sitti, M. Compliant and low-cost humidity nanosensors using nanoporous polymer membranes Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, 114(1):254-262, Elsevier, 2006 (article)

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Task-based and stable telenanomanipulation in a nanoscale virtual environment

Kim, S., Sitti, M.

IEEE Transactions on automation science and engineering, 3(3):240-247, IEEE, 2006 (article)

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pi Kim, S., Sitti, M. Task-based and stable telenanomanipulation in a nanoscale virtual environment IEEE Transactions on automation science and engineering, 3(3):240-247, IEEE, 2006 (article)

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Drawing suspended polymer micro-/nanofibers using glass micropipettes

Nain, A. S., Wong, J. C., Amon, C., Sitti, M.

Applied Physics Letters, 89(18):183105, AIP, 2006 (article)

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pi Nain, A. S., Wong, J. C., Amon, C., Sitti, M. Drawing suspended polymer micro-/nanofibers using glass micropipettes Applied Physics Letters, 89(18):183105, AIP, 2006 (article)

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Dynamic Hebbian learning in adaptive frequency oscillators

Righetti, L., Buchli, J., Ijspeert, A.

Physica D: Nonlinear Phenomena, 216(2):269-281, 2006 (article)

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Nonlinear oscillators are widely used in biology, physics and engineering for modeling and control. They are interesting because of their synchronization properties when coupled to other dynamical systems. In this paper, we propose a learning rule for oscillators which adapts their frequency to the frequency of any periodic or pseudo-periodic input signal. Learning is done in a dynamic way: it is part of the dynamical system and not an offline process. An interesting property of our model is that it is easily generalizable to a large class of oscillators, from phase oscillators to relaxation oscillators and strange attractors with a generic learning rule. One major feature of our learning rule is that the oscillators constructed can adapt their frequency without any signal processing or the need to specify a time window or similar free parameters. All the processing is embedded in the dynamics of the adaptive oscillator. The convergence of the learning is proved for the Hopf oscillator, then numerical experiments are carried out to explore the learning capabilities of the system. Finally, we generalize the learning rule to non-harmonic oscillators like relaxation oscillators and strange attractors.

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mg Righetti, L., Buchli, J., Ijspeert, A. Dynamic Hebbian learning in adaptive frequency oscillators Physica D: Nonlinear Phenomena, 216(2):269-281, 2006 (article)

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Toward micro wall-climbing robots using biomimetic fibrillar adhesives

Greuter, M., Shah, G., Caprari, G., Tâche, F., Siegwart, R., Sitti, M.

In Proceedings of the 3rd International Symposium on Autonomous Minirobots for Research and Edutainment (AMiRE 2005), pages: 39-46, 2006 (inproceedings)

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pi Greuter, M., Shah, G., Caprari, G., Tâche, F., Siegwart, R., Sitti, M. Toward micro wall-climbing robots using biomimetic fibrillar adhesives In Proceedings of the 3rd International Symposium on Autonomous Minirobots for Research and Edutainment (AMiRE 2005), pages: 39-46, 2006 (inproceedings)

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Geckobot: A gecko inspired climbing robot using elastomer adhesives

Unver, O., Uneri, A., Aydemir, A., Sitti, M.

In Robotics and Automation, 2006. ICRA 2006. Proceedings 2006 IEEE International Conference on, pages: 2329-2335, 2006 (inproceedings)

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pi Unver, O., Uneri, A., Aydemir, A., Sitti, M. Geckobot: A gecko inspired climbing robot using elastomer adhesives In Robotics and Automation, 2006. ICRA 2006. Proceedings 2006 IEEE International Conference on, pages: 2329-2335, 2006 (inproceedings)

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Towards hybrid swimming microrobots: bacteria assisted propulsion of polystyrene beads

Behkam, B., Sitti, M.

In Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 2006. EMBS’06. 28th Annual International Conference of the IEEE, pages: 2421-2424, 2006 (inproceedings)

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pi Behkam, B., Sitti, M. Towards hybrid swimming microrobots: bacteria assisted propulsion of polystyrene beads In Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 2006. EMBS’06. 28th Annual International Conference of the IEEE, pages: 2421-2424, 2006 (inproceedings)

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Biologically inspired polymer microfibers with spatulate tips as repeatable fibrillar adhesives

Kim, S., Sitti, M.

Applied Physics Letters, 89(26):261911-261911, AIP, 2006 (article)

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pi Kim, S., Sitti, M. Biologically inspired polymer microfibers with spatulate tips as repeatable fibrillar adhesives Applied Physics Letters, 89(26):261911-261911, AIP, 2006 (article)

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Movement generation using dynamical systems : a humanoid robot performing a drumming task

Degallier, S., Santos, C. P., Righetti, L., Ijspeert, A.

In 2006 6th IEEE-RAS International Conference on Humanoid Robots, pages: 512-517, IEEE, Genova, Italy, 2006 (inproceedings)

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The online generation of trajectories in humanoid robots remains a difficult problem. In this contribution, we present a system that allows the superposition, and the switch between, discrete and rhythmic movements. Our approach uses nonlinear dynamical systems for generating trajectories online and in real time. Our goal is to make use of attractor properties of dynamical systems in order to provide robustness against small perturbations and to enable online modulation of the trajectories. The system is demonstrated on a humanoid robot performing a drumming task.

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mg Degallier, S., Santos, C. P., Righetti, L., Ijspeert, A. Movement generation using dynamical systems : a humanoid robot performing a drumming task In 2006 6th IEEE-RAS International Conference on Humanoid Robots, pages: 512-517, IEEE, Genova, Italy, 2006 (inproceedings)

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Soft microcontact printing with force control using microrobotic assembly based templates

Tafazzoli, A., Sitti, M.

In Advanced Motion Control, 2006. 9th IEEE International Workshop on, pages: 500-505, 2006 (inproceedings)

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pi Tafazzoli, A., Sitti, M. Soft microcontact printing with force control using microrobotic assembly based templates In Advanced Motion Control, 2006. 9th IEEE International Workshop on, pages: 500-505, 2006 (inproceedings)

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Modeling of the supporting legs for designing biomimetic water strider robots

Song, Y. S., Suhr, S. H., Sitti, M.

In Robotics and Automation, 2006. ICRA 2006. Proceedings 2006 IEEE International Conference on, pages: 2303-2310, 2006 (inproceedings)

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pi Song, Y. S., Suhr, S. H., Sitti, M. Modeling of the supporting legs for designing biomimetic water strider robots In Robotics and Automation, 2006. ICRA 2006. Proceedings 2006 IEEE International Conference on, pages: 2303-2310, 2006 (inproceedings)

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Two-dimensional vision-based autonomous microparticle manipulation using a nanoprobe

Pawashe, C., Sitti, M.

Journal of Micromechatronics, 3(3):285-306, Brill, 2006 (article)

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pi Pawashe, C., Sitti, M. Two-dimensional vision-based autonomous microparticle manipulation using a nanoprobe Journal of Micromechatronics, 3(3):285-306, Brill, 2006 (article)

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A novel water running robot inspired by basilisk lizards

Floyd, S., Keegan, T., Palmisano, J., Sitti, M.

In Intelligent Robots and Systems, 2006 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on, pages: 5430-5436, 2006 (inproceedings)

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pi Floyd, S., Keegan, T., Palmisano, J., Sitti, M. A novel water running robot inspired by basilisk lizards In Intelligent Robots and Systems, 2006 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on, pages: 5430-5436, 2006 (inproceedings)

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Engineering Entrainment and Adaptation in Limit Cycle Systems – From biological inspiration to applications in robotics

Buchli, J., Righetti, L., Ijspeert, A.

Biological Cybernetics, 95(6):645-664, December 2006 (article)

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Periodic behavior is key to life and is observed in multiple instances and at multiple time scales in our metabolism, our natural environment, and our engineered environment. A natural way of modeling or generating periodic behavior is done by using oscillators, i.e., dynamical systems that exhibit limit cycle behavior. While there is extensive literature on methods to analyze such dynamical systems, much less work has been done on methods to synthesize an oscillator to exhibit some specific desired characteristics. The goal of this article is twofold: (1) to provide a framework for characterizing and designing oscillators and (2) to review how classes of well-known oscillators can be understood and related to this framework. The basis of the framework is to characterize oscillators in terms of their fundamental temporal and spatial behavior and in terms of properties that these two behaviors can be designed to exhibit. This focus on fundamental properties is important because it allows us to systematically compare a large variety of oscillators that might at first sight appear very different from each other. We identify several specifications that are useful for design, such as frequency-locking behavior, phase-locking behavior, and specific output signal shape. We also identify two classes of design methods by which these specifications can be met, namely offline methods and online methods. By relating these specifications to our framework and by presenting several examples of how oscillators have been designed in the literature, this article provides a useful methodology and toolbox for designing oscillators for a wide range of purposes. In particular, the focus on synthesis of limit cycle dynamical systems should be useful both for engineering and for computational modeling of physical or biological phenomena.

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mg Buchli, J., Righetti, L., Ijspeert, A. Engineering Entrainment and Adaptation in Limit Cycle Systems – From biological inspiration to applications in robotics Biological Cybernetics, 95(6):645-664, December 2006 (article)

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Design methodologies for central pattern generators: an application to crawling humanoids

Righetti, L., Ijspeert, A.

In Proceedings of Robotics: Science and Systems, Philadelphia, USA, August 2006 (inproceedings)

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mg Righetti, L., Ijspeert, A. Design methodologies for central pattern generators: an application to crawling humanoids In Proceedings of Robotics: Science and Systems, Philadelphia, USA, August 2006 (inproceedings)

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A biomimetic climbing robot based on the gecko

Menon, C., Sitti, M.

Journal of Bionic Engineering, 3(3):115-125, 2006 (article)

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pi Menon, C., Sitti, M. A biomimetic climbing robot based on the gecko Journal of Bionic Engineering, 3(3):115-125, 2006 (article)

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Force-controlled microcontact printing using microassembled particle templates

Tafazzoli, A., Pawashe, C., Sitti, M.

In Robotics and Automation, 2006. ICRA 2006. Proceedings 2006 IEEE International Conference on, pages: 263-268, 2006 (inproceedings)

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pi Tafazzoli, A., Pawashe, C., Sitti, M. Force-controlled microcontact printing using microassembled particle templates In Robotics and Automation, 2006. ICRA 2006. Proceedings 2006 IEEE International Conference on, pages: 263-268, 2006 (inproceedings)

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Proximal probes based nanorobotic drawing of polymer micro/nanofibers

Nain, A. S., Amon, C., Sitti, M.

IEEE transactions on nanotechnology, 5(5):499-510, IEEE, 2006 (article)

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pi Nain, A. S., Amon, C., Sitti, M. Proximal probes based nanorobotic drawing of polymer micro/nanofibers IEEE transactions on nanotechnology, 5(5):499-510, IEEE, 2006 (article)

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Waalbot: An agile small-scale wall climbing robot utilizing pressure sensitive adhesives

Murphy, M. P., Tso, W., Tanzini, M., Sitti, M.

In Intelligent Robots and Systems, 2006 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on, pages: 3411-3416, 2006 (inproceedings)

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pi Murphy, M. P., Tso, W., Tanzini, M., Sitti, M. Waalbot: An agile small-scale wall climbing robot utilizing pressure sensitive adhesives In Intelligent Robots and Systems, 2006 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on, pages: 3411-3416, 2006 (inproceedings)

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Programmable central pattern generators: an application to biped locomotion control

Righetti, L., Ijspeert, A.

In Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, 2006. ICRA 2006., pages: 1585-1590, IEEE, 2006 (inproceedings)

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mg Righetti, L., Ijspeert, A. Programmable central pattern generators: an application to biped locomotion control In Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, 2006. ICRA 2006., pages: 1585-1590, IEEE, 2006 (inproceedings)

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2004

E. Coli Inspired Propulsion for Swimming Microrobots

Behkam, Bahareh, Sitti, Metin

pages: 1037–1041, 2004 (article)

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Medical applications are among the most fascinating areas of microrobotics. For long, scientists have dreamed of miniature smart devices that can travel inside the human body and carry out a host of complex operations such as minimally invasive surgery (MIS), highly localized drug delivery, and screening for diseases that are in their very early stages. Still a distant dream, significant progress in micro and nanotechnology brings us closer to materializing it. For such a miniature device to be injected into the body, it has to be 800 μm or smaller in diameter. Miniature, safe and energy efficient propulsion systems hold the key to maturing this technology but they pose significant challenges. Scaling the macroscale natation mechanisms to micro/nano length scales is unfeasible. It has been estimated that a vibrating-fin driven swimming robot shorter than 6 mm can not overcome the viscous drag forces in water. In this paper, the authors propose a new type of propulsion inspired by the motility mechanism of bacteria with peritrichous flagellation, such as Escherichia coli, Salmonella typhimurium and Serratia marcescens. The perfomance of the propulsive mechanism is estimated by modeling the dynamics of the motion. The motion of the moving organelle is simulated and key parameters such as velocity, distribution of force and power requirments for different configurations of the tail are determined theoretically. In order to validate the theoretical result, a scaled up model of the swimming robot is fabricated and characterized in silicone oil using the Buckingham PI theorem for scaling. The results are compared with the theoretically computed values. These robots are intended to swim in stagnation/low velocity biofluid and reach currently inaccessible areas of the human body for disease inspection and possibly treatment. Potential target regions to use these robots include eyeball cavity, cerebrospinal fluid and the urinary system.

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2004

pi Behkam, Bahareh, Sitti, Metin E. Coli Inspired Propulsion for Swimming Microrobots pages: 1037–1041, 2004 (article)

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E. coli inspired propulsion for swimming microrobots

Behkam, B., Sitti, M.

In ASME 2004 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, pages: 1037-1041, 2004 (inproceedings)

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pi Behkam, B., Sitti, M. E. coli inspired propulsion for swimming microrobots In ASME 2004 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, pages: 1037-1041, 2004 (inproceedings)

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Dynamic modes of nanoparticle motion during nanoprobe-based manipulation

Tafazzoli, A., Sitti, M.

In Nanotechnology, 2004. 4th IEEE Conference on, pages: 35-37, 2004 (inproceedings)

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pi Tafazzoli, A., Sitti, M. Dynamic modes of nanoparticle motion during nanoprobe-based manipulation In Nanotechnology, 2004. 4th IEEE Conference on, pages: 35-37, 2004 (inproceedings)

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Modeling and design of biomimetic adhesives inspired by gecko foot-hairs

Shah, G. J., Sitti, M.

In Robotics and Biomimetics, 2004. ROBIO 2004. IEEE International Conference on, pages: 873-878, 2004 (inproceedings)

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pi Shah, G. J., Sitti, M. Modeling and design of biomimetic adhesives inspired by gecko foot-hairs In Robotics and Biomimetics, 2004. ROBIO 2004. IEEE International Conference on, pages: 873-878, 2004 (inproceedings)

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Operating system support for interface virtualisation of reconfigurable coprocessors

Vuletic, M., Righetti, L., Pozzi, L., Ienne, P.

In In Proceedings of the Design, Automation and Test in Europe Conference and Exhibition, pages: 748-749, IEEE, Paris, France, 2004 (inproceedings)

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Reconfigurable systems-on-chip (SoC) consist of large field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) and standard processors. The reconfigurable logic can be used for application-specific coprocessors to speedup execution of applications. The widespread use is limited by the complexity of interfacing software applications with coprocessors. We present a virtualization layer that lowers the interfacing complexity and improves the portability. The layer shifts the burden of moving data between processor and coprocessor from the programmer to the operating system (OS). A reconfigurable SoC running Linux is used to prove the concept.

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mg Vuletic, M., Righetti, L., Pozzi, L., Ienne, P. Operating system support for interface virtualisation of reconfigurable coprocessors In In Proceedings of the Design, Automation and Test in Europe Conference and Exhibition, pages: 748-749, IEEE, Paris, France, 2004 (inproceedings)

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Augmented reality user interface for nanomanipulation using atomic force microscopes

Vogl, W., Sitti, M., Ehrenstrasser, M., Zäh, M.

In Proc. of Eurohaptics, pages: 413-416, 2004 (inproceedings)

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pi Vogl, W., Sitti, M., Ehrenstrasser, M., Zäh, M. Augmented reality user interface for nanomanipulation using atomic force microscopes In Proc. of Eurohaptics, pages: 413-416, 2004 (inproceedings)

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WaalBots for Space applications

Menon, C., Murphy, M., Angrilli, F., Sitti, M.

In 55th IAC Conference, Vancouver, Canada, 2004 (inproceedings)

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pi Menon, C., Murphy, M., Angrilli, F., Sitti, M. WaalBots for Space applications In 55th IAC Conference, Vancouver, Canada, 2004 (inproceedings)

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Atomic force microscope probe based controlled pushing for nanotribological characterization

Sitti, M.

IEEE/ASME Transactions on mechatronics, 9(2):343-349, IEEE, 2004 (article)

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pi Sitti, M. Atomic force microscope probe based controlled pushing for nanotribological characterization IEEE/ASME Transactions on mechatronics, 9(2):343-349, IEEE, 2004 (article)

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Dynamic behavior and simulation of nanoparticle sliding during nanoprobe-based positioning

Tafazzoli, A., Sitti, M.

In Proc. ASME International Mechanical Engineering Conference, 19, pages: 32, 2004 (inproceedings)

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pi Tafazzoli, A., Sitti, M. Dynamic behavior and simulation of nanoparticle sliding during nanoprobe-based positioning In Proc. ASME International Mechanical Engineering Conference, 19, pages: 32, 2004 (inproceedings)

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Three-dimensional nanoscale manipulation and manufacturing using proximal probes: controlled pulling of polymer micro/nanofibers

Nain, A. S., Amon, C., Sitti, M.

In Mechatronics, 2004. ICM’04. Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on, pages: 224-230, 2004 (inproceedings)

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pi Nain, A. S., Amon, C., Sitti, M. Three-dimensional nanoscale manipulation and manufacturing using proximal probes: controlled pulling of polymer micro/nanofibers In Mechatronics, 2004. ICM’04. Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on, pages: 224-230, 2004 (inproceedings)

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Micro-and nano-scale robotics

Sitti, M.

In American Control Conference, 2004. Proceedings of the 2004, 1, pages: 1-8, 2004 (inproceedings)

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pi Sitti, M. Micro-and nano-scale robotics In American Control Conference, 2004. Proceedings of the 2004, 1, pages: 1-8, 2004 (inproceedings)

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Gecko inspired surface climbing robots

Menon, C., Murphy, M., Sitti, M.

In Robotics and Biomimetics, 2004. ROBIO 2004. IEEE International Conference on, pages: 431-436, 2004 (inproceedings)

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pi Menon, C., Murphy, M., Sitti, M. Gecko inspired surface climbing robots In Robotics and Biomimetics, 2004. ROBIO 2004. IEEE International Conference on, pages: 431-436, 2004 (inproceedings)

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