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An untethered, electrostatic, globally controllable MEMS micro-robot by Donald, B.R., Levey, C.G., McGray, C.D., Paprotny, I., Rus, D.

“…We present an untethered, electrostatic, MEMS micro-robot, with dimensions of 60 /spl mu/m by 250 /spl mu/m by 10 /spl mu/m. The device consists of a curved,…”
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Planar Microassembly by Parallel Actuation of MEMS Microrobots by Donald, B.R., Levey, C.G., Paprotny, I.

“…We present designs, theory, and results of fabrication and testing for a novel parallel microrobotic assembly scheme using stress-engineered MEMS microrobots…”
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Power delivery and locomotion of untethered microactuators by Donald, B.R., Levey, C.G., McGray, C.D., Rus, D., Sinclair, M.

“…The ability for a device to locomote freely on a surface requires the ability to deliver power in a way that does not restrain the device's motion. This paper…”
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CMOS integrated ciliary actuator array as a general-purpose micromanipulation tool for small objects by Suh, J.W., Darling, R.B., Bohringer, K.-F., Donald, B.R., Baltes, H., Kovacs, G.T.A.

“…The first micromachined bimorph organic ciliary array with on-chip CMOS circuitry is presented. This ciliary array is composed of an 8/spl times/8 array of…”
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Programmable Force Fields for Distributed Manipulation, with Applications to MEMS Actuator Arrays and Vibratory Parts Feeders by Böhringer, K-F., Donald, B.R., MacDonald, N.C.

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On the motion of compliantly-connected rigid bodies in contact. II. A system for analyzing designs for assembly by Donald, B.R., Pai, D.K.

“…For pt.I see Cornell Computer Science Tech. Report (1989). A fully algorithmic, combinatorially precise approach to designing devices so that they are easy to…”
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Single-crystal silicon actuator arrays for micro manipulation tasks by Bohringer, K.-F., Donald, B.R., MacDonald, N.C.

“…Arrays of electrostatic MEMS actuators have been fabricated using a modified, multi-layer SCREAM (S_ingle-C_rystal R_eactive E_tching and M_etallization)…”
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3D structural homology detection via NMR resonance assignment by Langmead, C.J., Donald, B.R.

“…One goal of the structural genomics initiative is the identification of new protein folds. Sequence-based structural homology prediction methods are an…”
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Information invariants in robotics. II. Sensors and computation by Donald, B.R.

“…A theory of information invariance that includes sensors and computation is suggested. The author's results generalize the work of M. Blum and D. Kozen (1978)…”
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Information invariants in robotics. I. State, communication, and side-effects by Donald, B.R.

“…The basic tools and concepts behind information invariants are described. The authors illustrate by example how such invariants can be analyzed and derived. An…”
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Planning multistep error detection and recovery strategies by Donald, B.R.

“…The author describes techniques for planning multistep error detection and recovery strategies for robots operating in the presence of uncertainty. He…”
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Practical mobile robot self-localization by Howell, J., Donald, B.R.

“…A map-making robot integrates accumulated sensor data into a data structure that can be used for future localization or planning operations. Localization is…”
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NVR-BIP: Nuclear vector replacement using binary integer programming for NMR structure-based assignments by Apaydin, M.S., Catay, B., Patrick, N., Donald, B.R.

“…Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy is an important experimental technique that allows one to study protein structure in solution and to identify…”
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Automatic sensor configuration for task-directed planning by Briggs, A.J., Donald, B.R.

“…We consider the problem of planning the configuration of a sensor within the context of a robotic task. In this paper, we focus on geometrically specified…”
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An efficient and accurate algorithm for assigning nuclear overhauser effect restraints using a rotamer library ensemble and residual dipolar couplings by Wang, L., Donald, B.R.

“…Nuclear Overhauser effect (NOE) distance restraints are the main experimental data from protein nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy for computing a…”
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Analysis of a systematic search-based algorithm for determining protein backbone structure from a minimum number of residual dipolar couplings by Lincong Wang, Donald, B.R.

“…We have developed an ab initio algorithm for determining a protein backbone structure using global orientational restraints on internuclear vectors derived…”
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Fully programmable MEMS ciliary actuator arrays for micromanipulation tasks by Suh, J.W., Darling, R.B., Bohringer, K.-F., Donald, B.R., Baltes, H., Kovacs, G.T.

“…The first micromachined bimorph organic ciliary array with on-chip CMOS circuitry is presented. This device is composed of an 8/spl times/8 array of cells each…”
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Part orientation with one or two stable equilibria using programmable force fields by Bohringer, K.F., Donald, B.R., Kavraki, L.E., Lamiraux, F.

“…Programmable force fields are a representation of a class of devices for distributed, nonprehensile manipulation for applications in parts feeding, sorting,…”
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Physical geometric algorithms for structural molecular biology by Bailey-Kellogg, C., Kelley, J.J., Lilieu, R., Donald, B.R.

“…This paper surveys our recent work in three key areas, using a physical geometric algorithm approach to data interpretation, experiment planning, and drug…”
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3D structural homology detection via unassigned residual dipolar couplings by Langmead, C.J., Donald, B.R.

“…Recognition of a protein's fold provides valuable information about its function. While many sequence-based homology prediction methods exist, an important…”
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