Distributed Pneumatic MEMS for Fast Conveyance of Fragile Objects

Amirali Habibi (1) , Eugen Dedu (1) , Julien Bourgeois (1) , Guillaume J. Laurent (1) , Nadine Le Fort-Piat (1)

1 FEMTO-ST - Franche-Comté Électronique Mécanique, Thermique et Optique - Sciences et Technologies (UMR 6174)

In this paper we present a distributed and modular system to convey small and fragile objects. This is done by attaching similar modular blocks together to form a larger conveyance surface. Similar to other networked control systems, each block is composed of several sensors, actuators and communication infrastructure. Control of a levitating object should be done distributed and real-time. We emphasize on realistic simulations in multiple domains such as asynchronous control and communication. Simulations with two strategies on object motion show that we can meet all the real-time requirements for a successful conveyance.

Domaines: Informatique mobile; Réseaux et télécommunications [cs.NI]; Modélisation et simulation

Amirali Habibi, Eugen Dedu, Julien Bourgeois, Guillaume J. Laurent, Nadine Le Fort-Piat. Distributed Pneumatic MEMS for Fast Conveyance of Fragile Objects. JRWRTC'12, 6th Junior Researcher Workshop on Real-Time Computing, joint to RNTS'12, the Int. Conf. on Real-Time and Network Systems, Jan 2012, France. pp.33 - 36. ⟨hal-00956639⟩