After successful completion of the course, students are able to solve close to practice handling and assembly tasks in micro dimension and have the skill to evaluate the selected solutions (working physical effects and design of grippers).

Trends in micro and nano handling, functional requirements for grippers, endeffectors and handling stations (micro/ nano robots), automated micro/nano handling: problems and challenges, experience and results from EU project ASSEMIC (coordinated by the lecturer), special focus: handling of carbo nano tubes CNTs, approaches for improving reliability and troughput, aspects of standardization on national and European level, material testing, aspects of health and safety in the use of nano materials.

presentation of case studies, analysis of assembly requirements for hybrid microsystems, patents and available equipment

Elaboration and presentation of a case study to demonstrate the acquired theoretical skills

via TISS

Als Lehrunterlagen dienen die Vortragsfolien.

Ergänzende Literatur wird bereitgestellt als Bücher etwa

• Sergej Fatikow: Automated Nanohandling by Microrobots, Springer 2008
• Svetan Ratchev, Sandra Koelemeijer: Micro-Assembly Technologies and Applications, Springer 2008
• Pierre Lambert: Capillary Forces in Microassembly, Springer 2007

sowie aktuelle Publikationen.