Kristofer S.J. Pister (Advisor)

Research Advised by Professor Kristofer S.J. Pister

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Seth Hollar

Alumni
Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences
Professor Kristofer S.J. Pister (Advisor)
Ph.D. 2003

COTS Dust

Seth Hollar
David M. Auslander
Kristofer S.J. Pister
David E. Culler
Albert P. Pisano
2000
The goal of this thesis is to provide information on cubic inch autonomous sensor devices otherwise known as Commercial-off-the-Shelf Dust (COTS Dust). COTS Dust is capable of sensing and responding to environmental changes and communicating to other devices. This thesis is the compilation of my experience and knowledge in the design of COTS Dust and can be considered a guide for those who wish to design similar systems. Ultimately, its my wish that material provided within contains enough information for ...

A Solar-Powered, Milligram Prototype Robot from a Three-Chip Process

Seth Hollar
Kristofer S.J. Pister
Albert P. Pisano
Roger T. Howe
Richard M. White
2003
Commercial CMOS electronics and two in-house processes have been combined to establish a framework for making hybridized, milligram mobile robots. To demonstratethe capabilities of this framework, an 8.6 mm long, 10 mg, solar-powered prototype robot has been built. Dragging its tail end, the robot has demonstrated autonomous movement under its own weight and power, shuffling to the side a few millimeters and lifting its...

Raffi Kamalian

Alumni
Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences
Professor Kristofer S.J. Pister (Advisor)
Ph.D. 2004

Brian Leibowitz

Alumni
Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences
Professor Kristofer S.J. Pister (Advisor)
Ph.D. 2004

CMOS Imaging Receivers for Free-Space Optical Communication

Brian Leibowitz
Kristofer S. J. Pister
Bernhard E. Boser
Andrew Packard
2004
Free-space optical communication is an attractive alternative to radio communication for low power, long-range communication between small devices, primarily because utilization of shorter radiation wavelengths allows for more directional transceivers. At the transmitter, increased directionality allows for reduced transmission power because a given receiver will collect a larger fraction of the radiated energy. At the receiver, increased directionality allows for greater...

Evolutionary Synthesis of MEMS

Raffi Kamalian
Alice M. Agogino
Albert P. Pisano
Kristofer S.J. Pister
2004
An evolutionary synthesis framework for Microelectrical Mechanical System (MEMS) design is presented. MEMS based technologies promise to bring a revolution to the world we live in just as the integrated circuit has done in recent decades; better design tools are critical to this revolution. More complex design objectives and constraints demand automation to generate successful devices. Genetic algorithms and other stochastic evolutionary synthesis approaches are used to design surface micromachined MEMS using...

Pick and Place Silicon on Insulator Microassembly

Matthew Last
Kristofer S.J. Pister
Ming C. Wu
Liwei Lin
2005
Deep reactive ion etching into Silicon on Insulator (SOI) wafers is a popular method of fabricating high-performance MEMS devices. These include electrostatic and thermal actuators, flexures that guide very precise motion, and ultra-flat and smooth reflectors to make micro-mirrors. An important limitation of SOI-based MEMS is that it is not easy to achieve a large range of out-of-plane motion without a complex fabrication process. This is because of the difficulty in...

Matthew Last

Alumni
Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences
Professor Kristofer S.J. Pister (Advisor)
Ph.D. 2005

Barbara Hohlt

Alumni
Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences
Professor Kristofer S.J. Pister (Advisor)
Ph.D. 2005