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The mission of SML is to enable smarter, smaller, integrated systems by merging advanced modeling, control and design methodologies.
Established in Fall 2004, the mission of SML is to enable smarter, smaller, integrated systems by merging advanced modeling, control and design methodologies with novel materials and fabrication processes. Research in SML is focused on electroactive polymer sensors and actuators, robotic fish, modeling and control of smart materials, bio- and micro-manipulation, and adaptive autonomous cyber-physical systems.

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Dr. Tan and Coworkers Issued US Patent on Integrated Actuator and Sensor Structure

Dr. Tan, Prof. Ning Xi (ECE), Dr. Zheng Chen (former SML member), Prof. Yantao Shen (University of Nevada, Reno) were issued a US patent (#7,982,375) entitled "Integrated Actuator and Sensor Structure" on July 19, 2011. The invention deals with pairing a piezoelectric sensing element with an electroactive polymer (EAP) actuator to realize simultaneous actuation and sensing, which is expected to enable feedback control of EAP actuators in bio/micro devices and systems. More details about the invention. 

Dr. Tan Invited to Speak at Workshop on Future Directions in Applied Mathematics

Dr. Tan was among the twelve invited speakers at the Workshop on Future Directions in Applied Mathematics, organized by the Center for Research in Scientific Computation at North Carolina State University, on March 10-11, 2011.

Work on Robotic Fish Published in Scientific American

Robin Smith, author of the Scientific American blog column, recently visited the lab. Click here to read the issue.

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