Mechatronics & Robotics

Research

Mechatronics integrates electronics, controls, and computers in the design of high performance systems. Most modern products – automobiles, household appliances, printers, hard-disk drives, surgical tools, to name a few – embody numerous ‘intelligent’ or ‘smart’ features enabled by mechatronics.

Mechatronic design strives to produce higher performance at lower costs, a critical goal in the tech sector in today’s economy. Our mechatronic systems research focuses on:

• Micro and nanopositioning systems
• Haptic devices
• Bio-inspired compliant systems

Specialties

• Nanomanipulation and nano manufacturing
• Robotics
• Smart materials and structures
• Structural health monitoring
• Haptic interface and robotics
• Production and application of nanostructured materials
• Kinematics and synthesis of mechanisms
• Human-robot interactions
• Networked multi-agent systems

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