Welcome to the Precision Systems Design Laboratory at the University of Michigan. Our research interests lie in creating new machines, devices, and instruments, and extending their performance limits via model-based, multi-domain, deterministic design. Our design philosophy is based on the principles of precision engineering and mechatronics, with the goal of optimizing one or more of the following performance metrics: motion guidance, motion range, precision, mobility (Degrees of Freedom), speed, stability, and robustness.

Key research topics in our group include flexure mechanism design, parallel kinematics, dynamics & controls of flexible systems, and new sensing and actuation methods. Application areas include large-range high-speed nanopositioning systems, nanomanufacturing and nanometrology equipment, MEMS based motion systems, kinetic energy harvesting devices, and minimally invasive surgical tools.

Please feel free to browse through our research pages - your comments and feedback are always welcome.

Shorya Awtar, Lab Director
awtar(.at.)umich.edu

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