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2008


A Fast Scale Prototyping Process for Folded Millirobots
A.M. Hoover and R.S. Fearing
IEEE Int. Conf. Robotics and Automation Pasadena, May 2008.

Macromodel for the Mechanics of Gecko Hair Adhesion
M.P. Reyes and R.S. Fearing
IEEE Int. Conf. Robotics and Automation Pasadena, May 2008.

Microrobot design using fiber reinforced composites
R.J. Wood, S. Avadhanula, R. Sahai, E. Steltz, R.S. Fearing
ASME Journal of Mechanical Design, vol. 130, no. 5, 2008.

Adhesion of an elastic plate to a sphere,
C. Majidi and R.S. Fearing
Proc. Royal Society, A, doi:10.1098/rspa.2007.0341, Feb. 2008.

Sliding induced adhesion of stiff polymer microfiber arrays: 1. Macroscale behaviour,
J. Lee, C. Majidi, B. Schubert, R.S. Fearing
Journal Royal Society, Interface, Jan. 22, 2008. 10.1098/rsif.2007.1308

Sliding induced adhesion of stiff polymer microfiber arrays: 2. Microscale behaviour,
B. Schubert, J. Lee, C. Majidi, R.S. Fearing,
Journal Royal Society, Interface, Jan. 22, 2008. 10.1098/rsif.2007.1309

Analysis for Shaft-loaded Membrane Delamination using Stationary Principles
C. Majidi, R.E. Groff, and R.S. Fearing,
Mathematics and Mechanics of Solids, January 2007, 1081286506068823. Vol. 13, No. 1, 3-22 (2008).
2007

Towards friction and adhesion from high modulus microfiber arrays
B. Schubert, C. Majidi, R. E. Groff, S. Baek, B. Bush, R. Maboudian, R.S. Fearing,
Journal of Adhesion Science and Technology, 21(12-13), pp. 1297-1315 (2007).

Dynamometer Power Output Measurements of Piezoelectric Actuators,
E. Steltz and R.S. Fearing,
IEEE Int. Conf. on Intelligent Robots and Systems, San Diego, CA Oct. 2007.

High Lift Force with 275 Hz Wing Beat in MFI,
E. Steltz, S. Avadhanula and R.S. Fearing,
IEEE Int. Conf. on Intelligent Robots and Systems, San Diego, CA Oct. 2007.

An Autonomous Palm-Sized Gliding Micro Air Vehicle: Design, Fabrication, and Results of a Fully Integrated Centimeter-Scale MAV,
R.J. Wood, S. Avadhanula, E. Steltz, M. Seeman, J. Entwistle, A. Bachrach, G. Barrows, S. Sanders, and R.S. Fearing,
IEEE Robotics and Automation Magazine, vol. 4, no. 2, pp. 82-91, June 2007.

Rapidly Prototyped Orthotweezers for Automated Microassembly
A. Hoover and R.S. Fearing,
IEEE Int. Conf. on Robotics and Automation, Rome Italy, April 9-13, 2007.
2006


Challenges for Effective Millirobots
R.S. Fearing
Int. Symp. on. Micro-NanoMechatronics and Human Science, Nagoya Japan Nov. 5-8, 2006.

Power Electronics Design Choice for Piezoelectric Microrobots,
E. Steltz, M. Seeman, S. Avadhanula, and R.S. Fearing,
Int. Conf. on Intelligent Robots and Systems, Beijing, China Oct.9-13, 2006.

Effective elastic modulus of isolated gecko setal arrays
K. Autumn, C. Majidi, R.E. Groff, A. Dittmore, and R. Fearing
Journal of Experimental Biology, vol. 209, pp. 3558-3568, 2006.

High friction from a stiff polymer using micro-fiber arrays
C. Majidi, R.E. Groff, K. Autumn, S. Baek, B.Bush, N. Gravish, R. Maboudian, Y. Maeno, B. Schubert, M. Wilkinson, and R.S. Fearing,
Physical Review Letters, vol. 97, no. 076103, 18 August 2006.
Copyright (2006) by the American Physical Society.

A Rapidly Prototyped 2-Axis Positioning Stage for Microassembly using Large Displacement Compliant Mechanisms
A. Hoover and R.S. Fearing
IEEE Int. Conf. on Robotics and Automation, Orlando, FL May 2006.

Towards a 3g Crawling Robot through the Integration of Microrobot Technologies
R. Sahai, R.E. Groff, E. Steltz, M. Seeman, and R.S. Fearing
IEEE Int. Conf. on Robotics and Automation, Orlando, FL May 2006.
2005


Attachment of Fiber Array Adhesive through Side Contact,
C. S. Majidi, R.E. Groff, and R.S. Fearing,
Journal of Applied Physics, J. Appl. Phys. 98, 103521 (2005).

Design, Fabrication and Initial Results of a 2g Autonomous Glider
R.J. Wood, S. Avadhanula, E. Steltz, M. Seeman, J. Entwistle, A. Bachrach, G. Barrows, S. Sanders, and R.S. Fearing,
31st Annual Conference, IEEE Industrial Electronics Society 2005 Meeting, Raleigh North Carolina, Nov. 6-10, 2005.

Nonlinear Performance Limits for High Energy Density Piezoelectric Bending Actuators
R.J. Wood, E. Steltz, and R.S. Fearing,
IEEE Int. Conf. on Robotics and Automation, Barcelona, April 2005.

Flexure Design Rules for Carbon Fiber Microrobotic Mechanisms,
S. Avadhanula and R.S. Fearing,
IEEE Int. Conf. on Robotics and Automation, Barcelona, April 2005.

Characterization of the Micromechanical Flying Insect by Optical Position Sensing,
E. Steltz, S. Avadhanula, R.J. Wood, and R.S. Fearing,
IEEE Int. Conf. on Robotics and Automation, Barcelona, April 2005.

Carbon Fiber Components with Integrated Wiring for Millirobot Prototyping,
R. Sahai, E. Steltz, and R.S. Fearing,
IEEE Int. Conf. on Robotics and Automation, Barcelona, April 2005.

Optimal Energy Density Piezoelectric Bending Actuators
R.J. Wood, E. Steltz, and R.S. Fearing
Sensors and Actuators, Vol 119/2 pp 476-488, 2005.
2004


Clumping and Packing of Nanohairs Manufactured by Nanocasting,
C. Majidi, R. Groff, and R. Fearing
2004 ASME Int. Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition. IMECE2004-62142, Anaheim, CA Nov. 13-19, 2004.
2003


Wing Force Map Characterization and Simulation for the Micromechanical Flying Insect
J. Yan and R.S. Fearing
IEEE Int. Conf. on Intelligent Robots and Systems, Oct 28-30, 2003, Las Vegas NV.

Lift Force Improvements for the Micromechanical Flying Insect
S. Avadhanula, R. J. Wood, E. Steltz, J. Yan and R. S. Fearing
IEEE Int. Conf. on Intelligent Robots and Systems, Oct 28-30, 2003, Las Vegas NV.

Semi-Automated Micro Assembly for Rapid Prototyping of a One DOF Surgical Wrist
R. Sahai, J. Lee, and R.S. Fearing,
IEEE Int. Conf. on Intelligent Robots and Systems, Oct 28-30, 2003, Las Vegas NV.

Microrobotics using Composite Materials: the Micromechanical Flying Insect Thorax,
R.J. Wood, S. Avadhanula, and R.S. Fearing,
IEEE Int. Conf. on Robotics and Automation 2003, Taipei, Taiwan.

Development of Piezoelectric Bending Actuators with Embedded Piezoelectric Sensors for Micromechanical Flapping Mechanisms,
D. Campolo, R. Sahai, R. S. Fearing,
ICRA 2003, Taipei, Taiwan.

Biomimetic Sensor Suite for Flight Control of a Micromechanical Flight Insect:Design and Experimental Results,
W.C. Wu and L. Schenato and R.J. Wood and R.S. Fearing,
ICRA 2003, Taipei, Taiwan.

Synthetic gecko foot-hair micro/nano-structures for future wall climbing robots
Metin Sitti and Ronald S. Fearing,
IEEE Int. Conf. on Robotics and Automation, Taiwan, May/Sept. 2003.

Fabrication of Gecko foot-hair like nano structures and adhesion to random rough surfaces,
D. Campolo, S.D. Jones and R. S. Fearing,
IEEE Nano 2003 Aug 12-14, San Francisco.

Synthetic Gecko Foot-Hair Micro/Nano-Structures as Dry Adhesives,
M. Sitti, and R.S. Fearing,
Journal of Adhesion Science and Technology, vol. 17, no.8, pp. 1055, 2003.

Efficient Charge Recovery Method for Driving Piezoelectric Actuators in Low Power Applications,
D. Campolo, M. Sitti, and R.S. Fearing,
IEEE Trans. on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics and Frequency Control vol. 50, no.3, pp. 237-244, Mar. 2003.

2002


Evidence for van der Waals adhesion in gecko setae
K. Autumn, M. Sitti, Y.A. Liang, A.M. Peattie, W.R. Hansen, S. Sponberg, T. Kenny, R. Fearing, J.N. Israelachvili, and R.J. Full, Proceedings National Academy of Sciences, vol. 99, no. 19, pp. 12252-12256, September 17, 2002.

Towards Automatic Assembly of Sub-Centimeter Millirobot Structures,
R. Sahai, J. Lee, and R.S. Fearing, Third Int. Workshop on Microfactories
Minneapolis, MN, Sept. 16-18, 2002.

Nanomolding Based Fabrication of Synthetic Gecko Foot-Hairs
M. Sitti and R.S. Fearing
2nd IEEE Conf. on Nanotechnology, Washington, D.C. August 26-28, 2002.

Wing transmission for a micromechanical flying insect,
J. Yan, S.A. Avadhanula, J. Birch, M.H. Dickinson, M. Sitti, T. Su, and R.S. Fearing,
Journal of Micromechatronics, vol. 1, no. 3, pp. 221-238, 2002.

Halteres for the Micromechanical Flying Insect,
W.C. Wu, R.J. Wood, R.S. Fearing,
IEEE Int. Conf. on Robotics and Automation, Washington, DC May 11-15, 2002

Dynamically tuned design of the MFI thorax
S. Avadhanula, R. J. Wood, D. Campolo, R. S. Fearing, IEEE Int. Conf. on Robotics and Automation, Washington, DC May 11-15, 2002.

The Micromechanical Flying Insect
Joe Yan, et al
video presentation: IEEE Int. Conf. on Robotics and Automation, Washington, DC May 11-15, 2002.

Orienting Micro-Scale Parts with Squeeze and roll Primitives,
M. Moll, K. Goldberg, M.A. Erdmann, and R. Fearing,
IEEE Int. Conf. on Robotics and Automation, Washington, DC May 11-15, 2002.
2001


Automating Microassembly with Ortho-tweezers and Force Sensing,
J.A. Thompson and R.S. Fearing,
IROS 2001, Maui, HI, Oct. 29-Nov. 3, 2001.

Flight Force Measurements for a Micromechanical Flying Insect,
IROS 2001, Maui, HI, Oct. 29-Nov. 3, 2001.
R.J. Wood and R.S. Fearing,

Development of PZT and PZN-PT Based Unimorph Actuators for Micromechanical Flapping Mechanisms,
M. Sitti, D. Campolo, J. Yan, R.S. Fearing, T. Su, D. Taylor, and T. Sands,
IEEE Int. Conf. Robotics and Automation, pp. 3839-3846, Seoul Korea, May 21-26, 2001.

Towards Flapping Wing Control for a Micromechanical Flying Insect,
J. Yan, R. Wood, S. Avandhanula, M. Sitti, R. S. Fearing,
IEEE Int. Conf. Robotics and Automation, pp. 3901-3908, Seoul Korea, May 21-26, 2001.
2000


Hybrid Pneumatic/Electrostatic Milli-Actuator (postscript) (gzipped ps)
K. H. Chiang and R.S. Fearing,
2000 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, vol. MEMS, Nov. 5-10, 2000, Orlando, FL.

Prototyping Millirobots using Dextrous Microassembly and Folding
E. Shimada, J.A. Thompson, J. Yan, R.J. Wood and R.S. Fearing, Symposium on Microrobotics, ASME Int. Mechanical Engineering Cong. and Exp., DSC-Vol. 69-2, pp. 933-940, Nov. 5-10, 2000, Orlando, FL.

Adhesive force of a single gecko foot-hair,
K. Autumn, Y. Liang, T. Hsieh, W. Zesch, W.-P. Chan, T. Kenny, R. Fearing, and R.J. Full,
Nature , vol. 405, pp. 681-685, June 8, 2000.

Wing Transmission for a Micromechanical Flying Insect
R.S. Fearing, K.H. Chiang, M. Dickinson, D.L. Pick, M. Sitti, and J. Yan,
IEEE Int. Conf. on Robotics and Automation, April, 2000.

A Compliant Tactile Display for Teletaction,
G. Moy, C. Wagner, and R.S. Fearing,
IEEE Int. Conf. on Robotics and Automation, April 2000.

Human Psychophysics for Teletaction System Design
G. Moy, U. Singh, E. Tan, and R.S. Fearing
Haptics-e The Electronics Journal of Haptics Research Vol. 1, No. 3, February, 18, 2000.

Adhesion Force Measurements on Single Gecko Setae
Y. Liang, K. Autumn, S.T. Hsia, W. Zesch, W.P. Chan, R.S. Fearing, R.J. Full, and T.W. Kenny, Technical Digest to the Solid-State Sensors and Actuators Workshop: p. 33-38, June 2000, Hilton Head SC.
1999


Inclusion Probing: Signal Detection and Haptic Playback of 2D FEM and Experimental Data
J. Yan, P.K. Scott, and R.S. Fearing
8th Symp. on Haptic Interfaces for Virtual Environment and Teleoperator Systems,
Proc. ASME IMECE DSC-5, Nashville, TN Nov. 14-19, 1999.

Tracking Fast Inverted Trajectories of the Underactuated Acrobot
M.D. Berkemeier and R.S. Fearing, IEEE Trans. on Robotics and Automation , vol. 15, no.4, pp. 740-750, August 1999.
1998


Alignment of Microparts Using Force Controlled Pushing
W. Zesch and R.S. Fearing
SPIE Conf. on Microrobotics and Micromanipulation, Nov. 2-5 1998, Boston, MA, USA

Effects of Shear Stress in Teletaction and Human Perception
G. Moy and R.S. Fearing
7th Symp. on Haptic Interfaces for Virtual Environment and Teleoperator Systems, ASME IMECE Anaheim, CA Nov. 1998.

Tactile After-Images from Static Contact
U. Singh and R.S. Fearing
7th Symp. on Haptic Interfaces for Virtual Environment and Teleoperator Systems, ASME IMECE Anaheim, CA Nov. 1998.

Powering 3 Dimensional Microrobots: Power Density Limitations
R.S. Fearing
tutorial on ``Micro Mectronics and Micro Robotics''
IEEE Int. Conf. Robotics and Automation, May 1998.

Sliding and Hopping Gaits for the Underactuated Acrobot
M.D. Berkemeier and R.S. Fearing, , IEEE Trans. on Robotics and Automation , vol. 14, no.4, pp. 629-634, August 1998.

Applications of Micromechatronics in Minimally Invasive Surgery
F. Tendick, S.S. Sastry, R.S. Fearing, and M. Cohn,  IEEE/ASME Trans. on Mechatronics , vol. 3, no.1, pp. 34-42, March 1998.
1997


Some Basic Issues in Teletaction (pdf)
R.S. Fearing, G. Moy, and E. Tan
IEEE Int. Conf. Robotics and Automation, April 1997.
1996


A Surface Micromachined Microtactile Sensor Array
B.L. Gray and R.S. Fearing
IEEE Int. Conf. Robotics and Automation, April 1996.

A Planar Milli-Robot System on an Air Bearing (Postscript) (Printer Dependent Format)
R.S. Fearing,
in 7th Int. Symp. Robotics Research , edited by G. Giralt and G. Hirzinger, pp. 570-581, New York: Springer 1996.

A Planar Capacitive Micro Positioning Sensor
H. Furuichi and R.S. Fearing, ``'', 7th Int. Symp. on Micro Machine and Human Science, pp. 85-90, Nagoya, Japan, Oct. 2-4, 1996.
1995


Survey of Sticking Effects for Micro-Parts pdf
R.S. Fearing
IEEE Int. Conf. Robotics and Intelligent Systems IROS '95, Pittsburgh, PA August 7-9, 1995.

The reliability of curvature estimates from Linear elastic tactile sensors
E.J. Nicolson and R.S. Fearing
IEEE Int. Conf. Robotics and Automation, Nagoya May, 1995




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