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Haptic interface for a nanohandling robot

A. Shirinov (Division of Microrobotics and Control Engineering, University of Oldenburg, Uhlhornsweg, Germany)
J. Kamenik (Division of Microrobotics and Control Engineering, University of Oldenburg, Uhlhornsweg, Germany)
S. Fatikow (Division of Microrobotics and Control Engineering, University of Oldenburg, Uhlhornsweg, Germany)

Assembly Automation

ISSN: 0144-5154

Article publication date: 1 March 2004

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Abstract

Miniaturised nanohandling microrobots are used to handle objects of less than 100 μm size with accuracy down to several nanometres. Operating a nanohandling robot in the microworld and nanoworld presents challenges not found in the macroworld. To allow a good manipulability, we propose a teleoperation system, which is based on the innovative approach of haptic‐based model‐oriented teleoperation of nanohandling robots. The newly developed haptic interface for a microrobot cell is used in the proposed teleoperation system for the teleoperation of the industrial nanohandling robot. This paper presents the scanning electron microscope based nanohandling station that uses the proposed haptic‐based model‐oriented teleoperation approach. Further, we discuss the integration of a force microsensor into the teleoperation interface. The first experiments and theoretical research show that the proposed approach can improve haptic‐based teleoperation of nanohandling robots.

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Citation

Shirinov, A., Kamenik, J. and Fatikow, S. (2004), "Haptic interface for a nanohandling robot", Assembly Automation, Vol. 24 No. 1, pp. 78-87. https://doi.org/10.1108/01445150410517200

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Emerald Group Publishing Limited

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