Microengineering/nanoengineering is an emerging field that enables engineering and
scientific discoveries in the microworld. As an effective and powerful tool for automation and …

Optical position encoders have been invented and investigated for several decades for
precision measurement. In this article, a comprehensive survey on the optical position …

This study presents a fast precision measurement method that uses pattern recognition.
First, a specific micro-structured surface was designed and manufactured, providing a …

At the nanoscale, accurate control and position sensing are recurrent issues conditioning
advances of technologies and instruments in diverse fields of application. Recent advances …

In many cases, soft and continuum robots represent an interesting alternative to articulated
robots because they have the advantages of miniaturization capability, safer interactions …

This study presents a micro-vision-based measurement method for realtime and high
accuracy in-plane displacements tracking of the precision positioning stage. In this method …

This article presents new pose sensing and servo control techniques for the compliant
nanopositioners (CNPs) based on optical microscopic vision. A visual pose tracking …

Micro-vision positioning measurement combines optical microscopy and computer vision to
achieve noncontact, high-precision positioning measurement. Ultra-precision machined …

The accuracy of 3D reconstruction will be reduced due to sensor occlusion or tracking failure
when it comes to complex structural measurement. To overcome this problem, a novel 3D …

In this work, a closed loop control system is developed to optically localize and track micro-
robots with high precision. These micro-robots (ie, micro-conveyors) are in motion …