Publications

Deshpande, M., and Saggere, L., “Modeling and Design of an Optically Powered Microactuator for a Microfluidic Dispenser,” Currently in review for publication in Journal of Mechanical Design.

Roberts, D.C., Li, H.-Q., Steyn, J.L., Turner, K.T., Mlcak, Saggere, L., R., Spearing, S. M., Schmidt, M. A., and Hagood, N. W., “A High-Frequency, High-Stiffness Piezoelectric Microactuator for Hydraulic Applications,” Sensors and Actuators A, 97-98 (2002) pp. 620-631.

Saggere, L., and Kota, S., “Synthesis of Planar, Compliant Four-Bar Mechanisms For Compliant-Segment Motion Generation,” Journal of Mechanical Design, Vol. 123, Dec. 2001, pp. 535-541.

Saggere, L., and Kota, S., “Static Shape Control of Smart Structures using Compliant Mechanisms,” AIAA Journal, Vol. 37, No. 5, May 1999, pp. 572-578.

Kota, S., Hetrick, J., Li, Z., and Saggere, L., “Tailoring Unconventional Actuators using Compliant Transmissions: Design Methods and Applications,” IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics, Vol. 4, No. 4, December 1999, pp. 396-408.

Conference Proceedings

Deshpande, M., and Saggere, L., “Modeling and Design of an Optically Powered Microactuator for a Microfluidic Dispenser,” To be presented at the Symposium on Micro/Nano-scale Systems, Mechanisms and Robotics Conference, ASME Design Engineering Technical Conferences, Salt Lake City, UT, Sept. 28–Oct 2, 2004.

Deshpande, M., and Saggere, L., “Light Driven Actuation of Fluids at Microscale,” SPIE Smart Structures and Materials Conference, San Diego, CA, March 14–18, 2004.

Roberts, D.C., Steyn, L., Li, H.-Q., Turner, K., Saggere, L., Mlcak, R., Spearing, M., Schmidt, M. A., and Hagood, N. W., “A High-Frequency, High-Stiffness Piezoelectric Microactuator for Hydraulic Applications,” Transducers '01, Munich, Germany, June 10–14, 2001.

Roberts, D. C., Su, Y.-H., Yaglioglu, O., Carretero, J.A., Saggere, L., Hagood, N.W., “Modeling and Dynamic Simulation of a Piezoelectrically Driven Microvalve for High Pressure, High Frequency Applications,” SPIE Smart Structures and Materials Conference, Newport Beach, CA, March 5–9, 2001.

Saggere, L., Hagood, N.W., Roberts, D.C., et al., “Design, Fabrication, and Testing of a Piezoelectrically Driven High Flow Rate Micro-Pump,” 12th IEEE Int. Symposium on the Applications of Ferroelectrics, Honolulu, Hawaii, July 30–Aug. 2, 2000.

Li, H.-Q., Roberts, D.C.,. Steyn, J.L., Turner, K.T., Carretero, J. A., Yaglioglu, O., Su, Y.-H., Saggere, L., Hagood, N. W., Spearing, S. M., and Schmidt, M. A., Mlcak, R., Breuer, K. S., “A High Frequency High Flow Rate Piezoelectrically Driven MEMS Micropump,” CD-ROM Proc. of Solid-State Sensor and Actuator Workshop, Hilton Head Island, SC, June 4–8, 2000.

Hagood, N., Roberts, D., Saggere, L., Breuer, K., Chen, K.-S., Carretero, J., Li, H.-Q., Mlcak, R., Pulitzer, S., Schmidt, M., Spearing, M., Su, Y.-H., “Micro-Hydraulic Transducer Technology for Actuation and Power Generation,” Proc. of the SPIE Smart Structures and Materials, March 5–9, 2000, Newport Beach, CA.

Hagood, N., Roberts, D., Saggere, L., et al., “Development of Micro Hydraulic Transducer Technology" Tenth Int. Conf. on Adaptive Structures and Technologies (ICAST), Oct. 11–13, 1999, Paris, France, pp. 71–81.

Saggere, L., and Kota, S., “Design of Adaptive Structures using Compliant Mechanisms,” Proc. of the SPIE Smart Structures and Materials 1998, San Deigo, CA, Vol. 3329, pp. 672–676.

Saggere, L., and Kota, S., “Synthesis of Distributed Compliant Mechanisms for Adaptive Structures Applications: An Elasto-Kinematic Approach,” CD-ROM Proc. of the ASME Design Engineering Technical Conferences, Sacramento, CA, Paper No. DETC’97/DAC–3861, 1997.

Saggere, L., Kota, S., and Crary, S. D., “A New Design for Suspension of Linear Microactuators,” Proc. of the International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition: Dynamic Systems and Control, Chicago, IL, Vol. ASME DSC 55-2, pp. 671–675, 1994.