DocumentCode
2420123
Title
Cooperative micromanipulation using optically controlled bubble microrobots
Author
Ishii, Kelly S. ; Hu, Wenqi ; Ohta, Aaron T.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Univ. of Hawai´´i at Manoa, Honolulu, HI, USA
fYear
2012
fDate
14-18 May 2012
Firstpage
3443
Lastpage
3448
Abstract
Optically actuated bubbles in oil were used as microrobots. Simulations of the thermocapillary fluid flow within the oil phase are used to illustrate the mechanisms driving the bubble actuation. Parallel manipulation of sub-millimeter objects including glass beads and hydrogel beads was demonstrated. These capabilities show the potential for using the bubble microrobots in biomedical or other microassembly applications.
Keywords
bubbles; capillarity; flow control; micromanipulators; oils; bubble actuation; cooperative micromanipulation; glass beads; hydrogel beads; oil phase; optically actuated bubbles; optically controlled bubble microrobots; parallel manipulation; submillimeter object manipulation; thermocapillary fluid flow; Atmospheric modeling; Fluids; Force; Glass; Heating; Microassembly; Substrates;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Robotics and Automation (ICRA), 2012 IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location
Saint Paul, MN
ISSN
1050-4729
Print_ISBN
978-1-4673-1403-9
Electronic_ISBN
1050-4729
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/ICRA.2012.6225299
Filename
6225299
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