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Planar Steering of a Single Ferrofluid Drop by Optimal Minimum Power Dynamic Feedback Control of Four Electromagnets at a Distance.
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PMID:  21218157     Owner:  NLM     Status:  Publisher    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Any single permanent or electro magnet will always attract a magnetic fluid. For this reason it is difficult to precisely position and manipulate ferrofluid at a distance from magnets. We develop and experimentally demonstrate optimal (minimum electrical power) 2-dimensional manipulation of a single droplet of ferrofluid by feedback control of 4 external electromagnets. The control algorithm we have developed takes into account, and is explicitly designed for, the nonlinear (fast decay in space, quadratic in magnet strength) nature of how the magnets actuate the ferrofluid, and it also corrects for electro-magnet charging time delays. With this control, we show that dynamic actuation of electro-magnets held outside a domain can be used to position a droplet of ferrofluid to any desired location and steer it along any desired path within that domain - an example of precision control of a ferrofluid by magnets acting at a distance.
Authors:
R Probst; J Lin; A Komaee; A Nacev; Z Cummins; B Shapiro
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Publication Detail:
Type:  JOURNAL ARTICLE    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of magnetism and magnetic materials     Volume:  323     ISSN:  0304-8853     ISO Abbreviation:  -     Publication Date:  2011 Apr 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-1-10     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  101314425     Medline TA:  J Magn Magn Mater     Country:  -    
Other Details:
Languages:  ENG     Pagination:  885-896     Citation Subset:  -    
Affiliation:
Fischell Department of Bio-Engineering, 3178 Martin Hall, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742.
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R21 EB009265-01A2//NIBIB NIH HHS

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