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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 03, 2021
Filed:
Jan. 03, 2020
Palo Alto Research Center Incorporated, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Ion Matei, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Jeng Ping Lu, Fremont, CA (US);
Saigopal Nelaturi, Mountain View, CA (US);
Julie A. Bert, East Palo Alto, CA (US);
Lara S. Crawford, Belmont, CA (US);
Armin R. Volkel, Mountain View, CA (US);
Eugene M. Chow, Palo Alto, CA (US);
PALO ALTO RESEARCH CENTER INCORPORATED, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Abstract
The system and method described allow for real-time control over positioning of a micro-object. A movement of at least one micro-object suspended in a medium can be induced by a generation of one or more forces by electrodes proximate to the micro-object. Prior to inducing the movement, a simulation is used to develop a model describing a parameter of an interaction between each of the electrodes and the micro-object. A function describing the forces generated by an electrode and an extent of the movement induced due to the forces is generated using the model. The function is used to design closed loop policy control scheme for moving the micro-object towards a desired position. The position of the micro-object is tracked and taken into account when generating control signals in the scheme.