MINIMAX Lab
MINIMAX Research
Our research work focuses on developing intelligent bio/nanomechatronic systems. As shown in the Venn diagram below, the projects can be classified into three key areas include 1. Precision Instrumentation: Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM); 2. Medical Devices: Ingestible Electronics and Robotics; 3. Industrial Automaton: Smart Manufacturing Systems. Selected project examples and enabling technologies including advanced mechatronics, nanotechnology, robotics and physical & computational intelligence are provided on this page with a high-level introduction.
Precision Instrumentation
1. Capsule robot for drug delivery
2. Smart needle systems
3. Satellite-style duodenum sensors
Industrial Automation
1. Predictive maintenance with IoT
2. Active vibration suppression
3. Machine learning for motor control
Advanced Mechatronics
1. Piezo actuator nonlinearty compensation
2. Modular flexure and damper design
Physical & Computational Intelligence
1. Scale model digital twin
2. Symbolic regression
Nanotechnology & Robotics
1. MEMS transducer nanofabrication
2. Inline AFM for 2D material assembly
3. Magnetic navigation of small scale robots
- All
- Mechatronics
- Intelligence
- Nanorobotics
- Instrumentation
- Medication
- Automation
- Education
Cryogenic s-SNOM
Cryogenic scattering-type scanning near field optical microscope for 2D material studies
Large-range AFM for Semiconductor Wafer
Probe-scan AFM with parallel active cantilever array for lar-grange semiconductor inspection
Versatile AFM for Lqiuid Operation
In-situ high-speed scanning, opaque liquid imaging with coated active probe, and nanoscale 3D printing
Ingestible Capsule Robot
Ingestible capsule Bluetooth electronics for gastrointestinal pressure and impedance sensing to form body area network
MEMS Sensors
Nanofabricated sensors for measurement of pressure, temperature, and impedance with resistive output
Active Cantilever Probes
AFM cantilever probe functionalization with nanofabricated sensors actuators and specialized tip
Wafer Transportation Vibration Suppression
Vibration suppression of Overhead Hoist Transport (OHT) system for semiconductor wafer manufacturing plants
Industrial Machine Predictive Maintenance
Automated fault data generation and data-driven predictive maintenance with Bayesian deep interpretable model
Machine Learning Motor Control
Data-driven modeling and control of Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor for performance improvement
Low-cost Educational AFM
A low-cost (<$4k) active probe AFM designed for precision mechatronics and instrumentatione education
AFM SMILER Toolkit
A Scale Model Interactive Learning Extended Reality toolkit as a digital twin of AFM for education
Intelligent AFM Controller
Low-level actuator control and high-level imaging algorithm for improved AFM imaging performance.
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