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Neurotechnologies to Help the Body Move, Heal and Feel Again

Project 3: Capacitive Power for Getting Magnetic Milli-Robots out of Tight Places (Becker, Multi-Robot Systems Lab)  
Capacitive Power for Getting Magnetic Milli-Robots out of Tight Places
Capacitive Power for Getting Magnetic Milli-Robots out of Tight Places

Background: My lab makes magnetic robots (https://youtu.be/bWLrZMvE4oY) to swim through blood vessels and treat diseases inside the body. Unfortunately, our magnetic manipulator has power limits. We plan to mount an electromagnet on a robot arm and route a capacitor bank to put a large charge through the coil to push out robot through obstructions (a coil gun).

Research Plan: We will embed RPs with a team of graduate student mentors to develop and modify our current micro robots designed for removing pulmonary embolism and will experiment with design modifications so the micro robots can be propelled by a capacitor-driven coil. RPs will be involved in all aspects of the research, from design, experimental execution to data collection and analysis, lab presentations and preparation of technical reports.

Contact Information

REU Program Director
University of Houston
Cullen College of Engineering
Engineering Building 1, Room N207
4226 Martin Luther King Boulevard
Houston, TX 77204-4006
Fax: 713-743-4503
Email: reu_brain [at] egr.uh.edu (reu_brain[at]egr[dot]uh[dot]edu) (Neurotechnologies to Help the Body Move, Heal and Feel Again)

This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF) award #2150415 (REU site), #2137255 (IUCRC BRAIN REU Supplement), and #1827769 (PFI REU Supplement).
Any opinions, findings, conclusions, and/or recommendations expressed in this materials are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of NSF.

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