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Pavol Marek, Spring 2009 Development of electromagnetic micro-actuator array for 3D tactile displays.  This project aims to demonstrate a miniature array of electromagnetic actuators capable of transmitting virbo-tactile pulses to the finger-tip of a human  operator. If successful, the proposed device will be able to convey edges and corners of virtual objects to the user.

Thomas Brown, Spring 2009

See Thomas' blog on buddaquest.blogspot.com/

William Schuerich Spring 2009

William Schuerich, Spring 2009 This is a place holder.

Andras Eppel, Spring 2009 My task during the semester will be to develop an optical measurement system to capture the displacements of a milling machine during its operation. The main tasks include  design of an experimental setup that is able to measure the displacements, development of a MATLAB code to collect the sensor data and to separate the self-induced vibrations of the end mill from the the displacements caused by the cutting process. See Andras' blog on projecttucson.blogspot.com/

See tool vibration measurement movie
Machine Tool Vibration Detection Using Optical Lever Technique from MEMS UA on Vimeo.

Peter Polyvas, Spring 2009 I am working on the Eye Project. My tasks are to test the optical and
digital palpation devices on enucleated pig eyes and create a finite element model to interpret the measurements. Improve the accuracy of the measurement trough the development of the Matlab codes, and if necessary, modify the instruments

The goal of the project is to create a device with the intraocular pressure (IOP) can be measured of the human eye. The IOP is the most important symptom of glaucoma, that is the 2nd leading cause of the adult blindness in the world.

Michal Jedinak, Fall 2009 Development of power supply for ZT measurement of thermo-electric modules