Large strain synergetic material deformation enabled by hybrid nanolayer architectures

Flexible network architectures, enabled by EtherCAT

Factory automation integrates systems from different disciplines for the purpose of controlling and managing production orders: production planning systems interact with recipe control at the plant management level, which in turn affects the machine and system control, ultimately resulting in control of the actual production process. This requires communication systems, which are suitable for t...

FPGA-enabled computing architectures

IN 1987, Tsugio Makimoto described the semiconductor industry swings between standardization and customization every decade. According to Makimoto, the pendulum has currently swung to standardized parts, most prominently FPGA devices. This emphasis should last through 2007 when system designers will once again feel the pressure to differentiate products with custom chip designs. With advances i...

Magnetic Material with Large Magnetic-Field-Induced Deformation

Characterization of Soft-Tissue Material Properties: Large Deformation Analysis

The biomechanical properties of soft tissue derived from experimental measurements are critical for developing a reality-based model for minimally invasive surgical training and simulation. In our research, we focus on developing a biomechanical model of the liver under large tissue deformation. This paper presents the experimental apparatus, experimental data, and formulations to model the exp...

Passive material behavior of granulocytes based on large deformation and recovery after deformation tests.

In order to better understand the in vivo rheologic behavior of white cells, we have studied the time-dependent deformability, recovery, and mechanical activation of blood granulocytes. We have used micropipette aspiration methods to measure the large deformation response and recovery after deformation characteristics of neutrophils as functions of time, temperature, and collecting media. The c...