Co-Chair Prof. Fumihito Arai*
Co-Chair Prof. Aristides A. G. Requicha**
*Department of Micro-Nano Systems Engineering,
Nagoya University
Phone: +81-52-789-3116
FAX:
+81-52-789-3115
E-mail: arai@mein.nagoya-u.ac.jp
URL: http://www.mein.nagoya-u.ac.jp/staff/arai-e.html
**Gordon Marshall Professor of
Computer Science and Electrical Engineering
Director, Laboratory for Molecular Robotics
Computer Science Department
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA 90089-0781
E-mail: requicha@lipari.usc.edu
Phone: +1-(213) 740-4502
Fax: +1-(213) 740-7512
URL: http://www-lmr.usc.edu/~requicha
Scope
Recent developments in mechatronics and robotics expand their application fields. The evolution of mechatronics system and robotic system requires superior functions with advanced control. Recently, their structures and mechanism become more complex. As each element constructing the complex mechanical system becomes miniaturized, it requires much more advanced functions and higher reliability, especially in organic combination of multiple miniaturized actuators and sensors to perform complex motions. Micro/nano technologies are becoming key and crucial to improve system performance. It is important to promote the research works on theory and applications based on analysis and synthesis from the micro level to the nano level engineering problems. Micro/Nano Robotics is very important research fields for future Robotics and automation. Micro/nano technologies are expected to be applied in a number of fields, such as industrial, medical, Bio-engineering, and service fields. The scope of the technical interests of this TC are basic technologies and key issues in Micro/Nano Robotics. Topics of interest are summarized as follows.
Topics of interest
Micro-nano robot
Micro-nano actuator
Micro-nano sensor
Micro-nano device
Micro-nano measurement
Micro-nano manipulation
Micro-nano fabrication
Micro-nano material
Physical phenomena in micro/nano world
Design and analysis
Control
Energy
Quantum computing
Distributed system and control
Emergent system
Swarm intelligence
Simulation
Bio-medical science and other industrial applications
Activities of Technical
Committee on Micro/Nano Robotics
Symposium organization & support in 2004
MHS 2004
2004 International Symposium on Micro-NanoMechatronics and Human Science,
Date: November 1- November 3, 2004
Location: Nagoya Municipal Industrial Research Institute, Nagoya, Japan
General Co-Chair Toshio Fukuda, Nagoya University
General Co-Chair Yasunaga Mitsuya, Nagoya University
Program Co-Chair Susumu Sugiyama, Ritsumeikan University
Program Co-Chair Kazuo Sato, Nagoya University
Program Co-Chair Akihito Sano, Nagoya Institute of Technology
Program Co-Chair Fumihito Arai, Nagoya University
URL: http://www.mein.nagoya-u.ac.jp/mhs/
Contest organization & support in 2004
International Micro Robot Maze Contest 2004
Date: October 31 (Sun), 2004
Location: Nagoya City Science Museum, Nagoya, Japan
URL: http://www.mein.nagoya-u.ac.jp/maze/
Conference organization & support in 2005
The Fifth IEEE Conference on Nanotechnology (IEEE-NANO 2005)
Date: From July 11 (Monday) to 15 (Friday), 2005
Location: Nagoya Congress Center, Nagoya, Japan
General Chair Fumihito Arai, Nagoya University
URL: http://www.mein.nagoya-u.ac.jp/IEEE-NANO/
| Updated on September 20, 2004. Send comments to arai@mein.nagoya-u.ac.jp |