Projet ANR- 16-CE33-0002

 

Interactive

Optical Tweezers

with Tactile Feedback

Sinan HALIYO, Ph.D, Associate Professor, is the project coordinator. He's the leader of 'Multi-scale Interactions' group at ISIR/Sorbonne.

 

Michaël WIERTLEWSKI, Ph.D, was a CNRS researcher at the Etienne-Jules Marey Institute.

The Consortium

Edison GERENA

PhD Candidate

ISIR/Sorbonne

Florent LEGENDRE

Engineer

ISIR/Sorbonne

Nicolas HULOUX

PhD Candidate

ISM/AMU

Stéphane Violet, Thibaut Raharijaona

 

Stéphane Régnier, Vincent Hayward

Julien

DIPERI

Engineer

ISM/AMU

Touching the microworld

What if you could touch objects smaller then the width of your hair and perceive their universe ?

 

This is the aim of IOTA Project, funded by ANR France. We are using the power of light to manipulate cells and molecules, and let the user control and feel the interaction with his fingertips.

Fundamental mechanisms of the Universe stem from the microscale phenomena

Understanding and controlling small scales is the current challange in Physics, Biology, Chemistry & Engineering

  • An interactive instrument for exploration, manipulation and characterization at small scales
  • Biomedical applications, microassembly
  • Tactile force-feedback user interface
  • Transscale coupling and natural interaction

A Brand-NEw Scientific instrument

Optical Tweezers

2018 Nobel prize in Physics were awarded to A. Ashkin for Optical Tweezers. We take it one step further by integrating real-time high-band force feedback, measuring interactions forces in picoNewton range

Surface haptics

Directly modifying the friction of the bare finger sliding on glass using ultrasonic vibrations enables the production of virtual relief, texture and buttons on touchscreens.

The Technology

Project Organisation

SURFACE HAPTICS

Capabilities

  • Modulates fingertip friction digitally
  • Continuous and transients features
  • High-bandwidth position measurement

Challenges

  • Variability of friction force
  • Effect of pressing force

Subtitle

Principle

Overcoming variability

High fidelity version

 

  • 1 kHz refresh rate
  • 50mN force resolution
  • 100µm position resolution

Effect on Incipient Slippage

Optical Tweezers

  • A tightly focused laser beam to trap micro objects (1 - 5 µm)
  • Non-contact multi object manipulation
  • Laser wavelength : 1070nm
  • Lase power: 400mW
  • 3D force measurement  :
  • High bandwidth position measurement with an asynchronous camera
  • Trap stiffness calibration

3D actuation and measurement

Design of the optical path

Multitrap OPTOBOTS

Microrobots Optiques

Des microrobots produits par impression 3D (nanoscribe)

  • Téléopérés en 6D en milieu liquide
  • Capture d'efforts d'interaction
  • Actionnement sans contact
  • Outils terminaux variés
  • Biocompatibles

Publications and events

  • Ultrasonic friction modulation modifies the area of contact, not the shear strength, IEEE Eurohaptics 2022, Hambourg, Germany

  • Interactive Laser-actuated micro-robots for Experimental Biology. International Symposium on Optomechatronic Technology (ISOT) 2021 - Best Paper Award

  • Étude de la réflexion et de l'absorption des ondes ultrasonores par le doigt : application aux surfaces haptiques. Thèse de Doctorat de AMU 2021, Nicolas Huloux

  • 6-DoF Optical-driven Micro-robots with Force Feedback Capabilities for Interactive Bio-manipulation. Thèse de Doctorat de Sorbonne Université 2020, Edison Gerena, GDR Robotique Prix de la Thèse

  • Tele–Robotic Platform for Dexterous Optical Single-Cell Manipulation. Micromachines, 2019

  • Improving optical micromanipulation with force-feedback bilateral coupling. ICRA 2020, Paris, France

  • Robotic Optical-micromanipulation Platform for Dexterous Remote Single-Cell Manipulation. MARSS 2019 July, Helsinki, Finland

  • High-bandwidth 3D Multi-Trap Actuation Technique for 6-DoF Real-Time Control of Optical Robots, IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters 2019  [DOI]

  • Overcoming fingertip friction variability with surface haptics force-feedback, In proc. of Eurohaptics 2018, Pisa, Italy. Best Student Paper award  [DOI]

  • Perception of ultrasonic switches involves large discontinuity of the mechanical impedance,     IEEE Transactions on Haptics [DOI]

  • High-bandwidth 3D Force Feedback Optical Tweezers for Interactive Bio-manipulation. 2017 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), Vancouver, Canada. Best Student Paper nominee [DOI]

 

Public presentations

  • Salon Forum Labo 2017, Paris

  • Salon ELRIG 2017, Monaco

  • Demonstration Worldhaptics 2017

  • Demonstration Eurohaptics 2018

Valorisation

Etude du marché (SATT Lutech)

Recherche de Partenaires Biomédicale/pharmacologie:

      Instituts Pasteur, de Vision, de Cerveau et de la moelle épinière

 

Transfert Industriel:

     Création Stratup,

     Programme CNRS RISE, i-Phd Bpifrance

 

DIM-Elicit: « Technologies Innovantes

                          pour les Sciences de la Vie »

 

Enseignement:

        Cours de M2 commun AMU / UPMC