precision fabrication Structural Coloration Vibration machining generates micro/nano gratings for efficient structural coloration Solid-state Powder Production Uniform metal powders are produced at high-efficinecy by collecting the discrete chips resulting from ultrasonic vibraiton machining. Micro/Nano-scale Direct Writing Achieving high-resolution direct writing of micro and nano fibers for novel applications in sensor and composite fabrication. Neal-field Acoustic Manipulation Harnessing the nonlinear response from squeezing a thin air film to generate substantial levitation force for non-contact manipulation. intelligent metrology Deep Photometric Stereo A deep learning enabled photometric stereo method for confidence-aware surface height and normal reconstruction. Deep DIC A robust deep leanring enabled digital image correlation with synthetic dataset generator. Multi-modal Sensing for Additive Manufacturing An array of novel sensing techniques to achieve intelligent process sensing and control for directed energy deposition. future manufacturing HUMAN x Manufacturing Continous monitoring of fatigue in factory workers using wearable sensors and machine learning. ROBOT x Manufacturing Large scale surface patterning of micro-structured functional surfaces using a cohort of robots. AI x Manufacturing Leverage large foundation models to automate manufacturing design processes.
