Non-contact manipulation for automated protein crystal harvesting using a rolling microrobot
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2014-09Type
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Abstract
In this work, a visual control system for magnetically-driven, automated protein crystal harvesting is proposed. The system consists of a rod-shaped microrobot, a magnetic actuation system and a visual control system. The rolling motion of the microrobot on a surface is induced by a rotating magnetic field. As the robot is submerged in a low Reynolds number liquid this motion creates a vortex above the robot which enables the non-contact transportation of protein crystals towards an extraction point. We present the micro-agent, the actuation system and the visual control system to achieve this automated procedure. Show more
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19th IFAC World Congress, IFAC 2014. ProceedingsJournal / series
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Microsystems; Robotics; Magneticfields; Robot vision; Automatic controlOrganisational unit
03627 - Nelson, Bradley J. / Nelson, Bradley J.
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