Grant: Idea to Innovation
University of British Columbia
$123,500.00
6D planar motion stages, phase 1
FY 2013-14
Summary
As assembly lines, production, and laboratory work is relentlessly automated in a continuous drive for lower cost and higher efficiency, hundreds of companies around the world are installing robotic and complex equipment to automate processes. Many of these processes involve moving an object, such as a tool, component, or a fluid, from one location to another. Our opportunity is to create the world's best high resolution, 6D motion stage for the electronics and medical devices, manufacturing, and life sciences markets. Based on our patented planar motor technology (a video for this technology can be accessed at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-r4Tv7GbB8o), we propose to develop a fully functional planar motion system with two concurrently working stages for industrial automation applications. Capable of high speed, high acceleration, 6 degree-of-freedom motion control, zero friction, vacuum compatibility, and at low cost, this technology can provide significant productivity, quality, and flexibility benefits to a wide range of markets for manufacturing high value-added products, such as semiconductors, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, and fiber optics.
Program
Idea to Innovation
Recipient
Location
British Columbia, Canada
Recipient Type
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
NSERC's Awards Data
As published
Application id
445392-2013
Name nom
Lu, Xiaodong
Department département
Mechanical Engineering
Organization id
2
Institution établissement
University of British Columbia
Province en
British Columbia
Province fr
Colombie-Britannique
Country en
CANADA
Country fr
CANADA
Fiscal year exercice financier
2013
Competition year année de concours
2013
Award amount
123500
Program id
I2IPJ
Program name en
Idea to Innovation
Program name fr
De l'idée à l'innovation
Group en
Research partnerships programs
Group fr
Programmes de partenariat
Committee code
96
Committee name en
RPP Internal Decision Cttee
Committee name fr
Cté de décision interne - PPR
Area of application code
500
Area of application group en
Manufacturing processes and products
Area of application group fr
Procédés et produits industriels
Area of application en
Manufacturing processes and products
Area of application fr
Procédés et produits industriels
Research subject code
2100
Research subject group en
Mechanical engineering
Research subject group fr
Génie mécanique
Research subject en
Mechanical engineering
Research subject fr
Génie mécanique
Partie
1
Nb partie
1
Application title
6D planar motion stages, phase 1
Keyword
NSERC
Application summary
As assembly lines, production, and laboratory work is relentlessly automated in a continuous drive for lower cost and higher efficiency, hundreds of companies around the world are installing robotic and complex equipment to automate processes. Many of these processes involve moving an object, such as a tool, component, or a fluid, from one location to another. Our opportunity is to create the world's best high resolution, 6D motion stage for the electronics and medical devices, manufacturing, and life sciences markets. Based on our patented planar motor technology (a video for this technology can be accessed at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-r4Tv7GbB8o), we propose to develop a fully functional planar motion system with two concurrently working stages for industrial automation applications. Capable of high speed, high acceleration, 6 degree-of-freedom motion control, zero friction, vacuum compatibility, and at low cost, this technology can provide significant productivity, quality, and flexibility benefits to a wide range of markets for manufacturing high value-added products, such as semiconductors, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, and fiber optics.
