Controlling the motion of multiple objects on a Chladni plate

Quan Zhou; Veikko Sariola; Kourosh Latifi; Ville Liimatainen

doi:10.1038/ncomms12764

Nature Communications (Sep 2016)

Controlling the motion of multiple objects on a Chladni plate

Quan Zhou,
Veikko Sariola,
Kourosh Latifi,
Ville Liimatainen

Affiliations

Quan Zhou: Department of Electrical Engineering and Automation, School of Electrical Engineering, Aalto University
Veikko Sariola: Department of Electrical Engineering and Automation, School of Electrical Engineering, Aalto University
Kourosh Latifi: Department of Electrical Engineering and Automation, School of Electrical Engineering, Aalto University
Ville Liimatainen: Department of Electrical Engineering and Automation, School of Electrical Engineering, Aalto University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms12764
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 7, no. 1
pp. 1 – 10

Abstract

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Moving particles on a vibrating plate dates back to 1780s, but it is still challenging to control individual particles in a parallel way. Here, Zhou et al. use a single acoustic actuator and an algorithm to control multiple objects simultaneously and independently for sorting and pattern formation.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/ncomms/

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