LEE E. WEISS'S
Publications and Patents (Available On-Line), By Research Topic:

• Tissue Engineering
• Gas Chemical Sensors
• bioMEMS
• Rapid Prototyping >> Overviews, Shape Deposition Manufacturing, Thermal Spray Shape Deposition , Rapid Tooling
• Computer-Aided Surgery
• Structured Highlight Inspection
• Visual Servoing and Adaptive Control
• Flexible Assembly
• Miscellaneous
  

• Online Tracking of Migrating and Proliferating Cells in Phase-Contrast Microscopy
  Kang Li, Eric D. Miller, Lee E. Weiss, Phil G. Campbell, Takeo Kanade, Proceedings of the 2006 IEEE Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition Workshop (CVPRW '06), June, 2006, pp. 65 - 72.
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• Inkjet Deposition System With Computer Vision-Based Cailbrartion for Targeting Accuracy
  (note: this is the system we use to jet 2D spatial patterns of growth factors)
  Weiss, L., Schultz, L., and Miller, E., Robotics Institute Technical Report, Robotics Institute Technical Report, CMU-RI-TR-06-15V2, 2006
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• Bayesian Computer-Aided Experimental Design of Heterogeneous Scaffolds for Tissue Engineering
  Weiss, L., Amon, C., Finger, S., Miller, E., Romero, D.Verdinnli, I., Walker, L., Campbell, P., Computer-Aided Design, 37: 1127-3, 2005
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• Engineered Spatial Patterns of FGF-2 Immobilized on Fibrin Direct Cell Organization
  Campbell, P, Miller, E., Walker, L, Fisher, G., and Weiss, L., Biomaterials, 26(33), 6762-6770, 2005
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• Dose-Dependent Cell Growth in Response to Concentration Modulated Patterns of FGF-2 Printed on Fibrin
  Miller, E.D., Fisher, G.W., Weiss, L.E., Walker, L., and Campbell, P.G., Biomaterials, 27(10), 2213-2221, 2005
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• New Frontiers in Bone Tissue Engineering, Clinics in Plastic Surgery
  Calvert, J.W., Weiss, L.E., and Sundine, M.J., 30, pp. 641-648, 2003
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• Rabbit Calvarial Wound Healing Using Seeded Caprotite Scaffolds
  Mooney, M., Calvert, J., Hollinger, J., Marra, K., Weiss, L., Campbell, P., Kumta, P., and Bidic, S., Journal of Dental Research, 82(2):131-135, 2003
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• Prototype Implemtation of an Assembly System for Tissue Engineered Constructs
  Reischmann, M., Merz, R., Schultz, L., and Weiss, L., Elektrotechnik und Informationstechnik, pp. 248-252, 2002
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• Tissue Engineering: Solid Freeform Fabrication of Scaffolds
  Weiss, L., Science & Medicine, e.d. A. E. Meier, Vol. 8, No.1, pp. 6-7, 2002
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• Characterization of Osteoblast-Like Behavior of Cultured Bone Marrow Stromal Cells on Various Polymer Surfaces
  Jay W. Calvert, Kacey G. Marra, Lisa Cook, Prashant N. Kumta, Paul A. DiMilla, Lee E. Weiss, J. Biomed. Mat. Res., Volume 52, Issue 2, 2000, pp. 279-284
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• Assembled Scaffolds For Three Dimensional Cell Culture And Tissue Regeneration
  Weiss, L.E. and Szem, J., U.S Patent 6,143,293 (2000)
  
  
• Biocompatible Compositions and Methods of Using Same
  Marra, K.G.; Weiss, L.E.; Szem, J.W., and Kumta, P., U.S. Patent 6,165,486 (2000)
  
  
• In Vitro Analysis of Biodegradable Polymer Blend/Hydroxyapatite Composites for Bone Tissue Engineering
  Marra, K.G.; Szem, J.W.; Kumta, P.N.; DiMilla, P.A.; Weiss, L.E.; J. Biomed. Mat. Res., 1999, 47(3), 324-335
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GAS CHEMICAL SENSORS

• Inkjet Printed Chemical Sensor Array Based on Polythiophene Conductive Polymers
  Li, B., Santhanam, S., Schultz, L., Jeffries-EL, M., Iovu, M.C., Sauvé, G., Cooper, J., Zhang, R., Revelli, J., Kusne, A., Snyder, J., Kpwalewski, T., Weiss, L., McCullough, R.D., Fedder, G., and Lambeth, D., Sensors & Actuators B (in press)
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• Volatile Organic Compound Detection Using Nanostructured Copolymers
  Li,B.,  Sauve´, G., Iovu, M., Jeffries-EL, M.,  Zhang, R., Cooper, J., Santhanam, S., Schultz, L., Revelli,| J., Kusne, G., Kowalewski, T.,  Snyder, J., Weiss, L., Fedder, G., McCullough, R., and Lambeth, D., Nano Letters, 6(8), 2006, pp. 1598-1602
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• Inkjet Deposition System With Computer Vision-Based Cailbrartion for Targeting Accuracy
  (note: this is the system we use to the sensors)
  Weiss, L., Schultz, L., and Miller, E., Robotics Institute Technical Report, Robotics Institute Technical Report, CMU-RI-TR-06-15V2, 2006
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• Volatile Organic Compound Discrimination Using Nanostructured Polythiophene Sensors
  Bo Li; Santhanam, S.; Schultz, L.; Jeffries-EL, M.; Iovu, M.C.; Sauve, G.; Cooper, J.; Zhang, R.; Revelli, J.C.; Kusne, A.G.; Kowalewski, T.; Weiss, L.E.; McCullough, R.D.; Fedder, G.K.; Lambeth, D.N.; Snyder, J.L., IEEE 4th International Conference on Sensors, Irvine, CA, 2005, pp. 191-194
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bioMEMS

• BioImplantable Bone Stress Sensor
  J. F. Alfaro, L. Weiss, P. G. Campbell, M. C. Miller, C. Heyward, J. S. Doctor and G. Fedder, Proceedings of the 2005 IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology 27th Annual Conference (EMBS '05), pp. 518-521, September 1-4, 2005, Shanghai, China.)
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• The Viability of Micromachining for Manufacturing Mechanical attachment Components for Medical Applications
  Luke xie, selina d. Brownridge, o. Burak ozdoganlar, lee e. Weiss
  
  
• Stent-Based Gene Therapy
  M. D. Feldman, B. Sun, B. J. Koci, C. C. Wu, J. R. Kneller, H. S. Borovetz, S. Watkings, A. Nadeem, L. E. Weiss, M. L. Reed, A. J. C. Smith, W. Rosenblum, Journal of Long-Term Effects of Medical Implants 10(1-2), 47-68, 2000.
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• Method and Apparatus for Drug and Gene Delivery
  Reed, M., Weiss, L., Feldman, M., and Wu, C., U.S. Patent No. 6,197,013 (2000)
  
  
• The Use of Microfabricated Probes to Penetrate the Internal Elastic Lamina and Intimal Hyperplasia
  J. R. Kneller, C. C. Wu, D. A. Vorp, M. L. Reed, L. E. Weiss, H. S. Borovetz, S. Watkins, M. D. Feldman, Journal of Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Procedures 16(2), 37-50, 1999
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• Micromechanical Devices for Intravascular Drug Delivery
  M. L. Reed, C. C. Wu, J. R. Kneller, S. Watkins, D. A. Vorp, A. Nadeem, L. E. Weiss, K. Rebello, M. Mescher, A. J. C. Smith, W. Rosenblum, M. D. Feldman, Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences 87(11), 1387 - 1394, 1998.
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• Microfabricated Device for Arterial Wall and Atherosclerotic Plaque Penetration
  J. R. Kneller, C. C. Wu, S. Watkins, A. Nadeem, M. Reed, L. Weiss, M. D. Feldman, IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Conference, Chicago, Il., 1997, 2277-2280.
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• Micromechanical Barb and Method for Making the Same
  Reed, M. and Weiss, L., U.S. Patent 5,676,850 (1997)

• Tissue Connective Devices With Micromechanical Barbs
  Reed, M. and Weiss, L., U.S. Patent 5,569,272 (1996)
  
  
• Robotics: New Technologies and Applications
  Kanade, T., Reed, M. and Weiss, L., Communications of the ACM, Vol. 37, No. 3, March 1994
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• Micromechanical Barb And Method For Making The Same
  Reed, M. and Weiss, L., U.S. Patent 5,312,456 (1994).
  
  
• Silicon Micro-Velcro
  Reed, M.L., Han, H. and Weiss, L., Advanced Materials, Vol. 4, pp. 48-51, 1992.
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• Micromechanical Velcro
  Han H., Weiss, L.E., and Reed, M. L., IEEE Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems,  Vol. 1, No. 1, pp. 37-43, 1992
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• A Mechanical Surface Adhesive Using Micromachined Silicon Structures
  Han H., Reed, M. L., and Weiss, L., “,” Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering, No. 1, 1991.
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• Fabrication And Testing Of A Microdynamic Rotor For Blood Flow Measurements
  Rapoport, S. D., Reed, M. L., and Weiss, L. E., Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering, No. 1, 1991.
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• Mating and Piercing Micromechanical Structures for Surface Bonding Applications
  Han, H., Weiss, L. E., and Reed, M., Fourth IEEE Workshop on Micromechanical Systems, Nara, Japan, Jan. pp. 253-258, 1991.
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RAPID PROTOTYING (Overviews)

• Processes Overview: In JTEC/WTEC Panel Report on Rapid Prototyping in Europe and Japan
  Weiss, L.E., F.B.,Prinz, ed. 1997 Vol. I. Analytical chapters. Baltimore, MD: Loyla College
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• Layered Manufacturing: Current Status and Future Trends
  Dutta, D., Prinz, F., Rosen, D. and Weiss, Trans. ASME JCISE, Vol. 1, No. 1, pp. 60-71, 2001
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• Solid Freeform Fabrication: A New Manufacturing Paradigm
  Richard H. Crawford, Joseph J. Beaman, Christopher Cavello, Jerry D. Jackson, Lee E. Weiss, and Carlo H. Séquin, IEEE Spectrum, Vol. 36, No. 2, (1999) pp. 34-43
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• Robotics: New Technologies and Applications
  Kanade, T., Reed, M. and Weiss, L., Communications of the ACM, Vol. 37, No. 3, March 1994
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• Rapid Prototyping from 3D Scanned Data Through Automatic Surface and Solid Generation
  Choi, Y., Gursoz, E. Levent, Weiss, L. E., and Prinz, F. B., ASME Winter Annual Meeting, DE-Vol. (29) pp. 17-23, 1990
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SHAPE DEPOSITION MANUFACTURING

• Layered Manufacturing with Embedded Components: Process Planning Considerations
  Cham, J.G., Pruitt, B.L., Cutcosky, M.R., Binnard, M., Weiss, L.E., and Neplotnik, G., Proceedings of DETC99: 1999 ASEM Design Engineering Technical Conference, Sept, 1999, Las Vegas, NV
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• Novel Applications and Implementations of Shape Deposition Manufacturing
  Weiss, L. and Prinz, F. Naval Research Reviews, Office of Naval Research, Three/1998, pp. 19-26, Vol. L
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• Shape Deposition Manufacturing with Microcasting: Processing, Thermal and Mechanical Issues
  Amon, C.H., Beuth, J.L., Merz, R., Prinz, F.B. and Weiss, L.E., Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering, Vol. 120, No. 3, 1998, pp. 656-502.
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• Shape Deposition Manufacturing With Microcasting
  Amon, C, Finger, S., Merz, R., Prinz, F., Schmalz, K., and Weiss, L., ASME Journal of the Japan Welding Society, Vol.66, No. 4, June, 1997, pp. 64-69.
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• Investigation of Transport Phenomena in Microcasting Shape Deposition Manufacturing via Experiments Designed using Optimal Sampling
  Schmaltz, K., Leoni, N., Padmanabhan, P., Amon, C., Finger, S., and Weiss, L., HTD-Vol. 347, ASME National Heat Transfer Conerence, Volume 9, Baltomire, Marlyand, August, 1997, pp. 241-250
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• Shape Deposition Manufacturing of Heterogeneous Structures
  L.E. Weiss, R. Merz, F.B. Prinz, G. Neplotnik, P. Padmanabhan, L. Schultz, K. Ramaswami, SME Journal of Manufacturing Systems, Vol. 16, No. 4, pp. 239-248, 1997
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• Reflections on a Concurrent Design Methodology: A Case Study in Wearable Computer Design
  Finger, S., Stivoric, J., Amon, C., Gursoz, L., Prinz, F., Siewiorek, D., Smailagic, A. and Weiss, L., Computer-Aided Design, special issue on Concurrent Design, vol. 28, no. 5, 1996
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• Rapid Design and Manufacture of Wearable Computers
  Finger, S., Terk, M., Subrahmanian, E., Kasabach, C., Prinz, F., Siewiorek, D.P., Smailagic, A., Stivorek, J. and Weiss, L., Communications of the ACM, Vol. 39, No. 2, Feb. 1996
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• Method and Support for Creation of Objects by Layer Deposition
  Weiss, L.E. and Prinz, F.B., U.S. Patent No. 5,286,573 (1994).
  
  
• Method For Fabrication of Three Dimensional Articles
  Prinz, F.B. and Weiss, L.E., U.S. Patent No. 5,301,415 (1994)
  
  
• Automated System For Forming Objects By Incremental Buildup of Layers
  Weiss, L.E. and Prinz, F.B., U.S. Patent No. 5,301,863 (1994).
  
  
• Method and Apparatus for Depositing Molten Metal
  Merz, R., Prinz, F.B., and Weiss, L.E., U.S. Patent No. 5,281,789 (1994)
  
  
• Modeling of Novel Manufacturing Processes
  Amon, C., Finger, S., Prinz, F., and Weiss, L., Manufacturing Science and Engineering (1994), American Society of Mechanical Engineers, New York, NY, pp. 535-546, Nov. 1994.
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THERMAL SPRAY SHAPE DEPOSITION

• Method and Apparatus for Depositing Molten Metal
  Merz, R., Prinz, F.B., and Weiss, L.E., U.S. Patent No. 5,281,789 (1994).
  
  
• A Thermal Spray Approach To Rapid Prototyping
  Weiss, L.E. and Prinz, F.B., ASM Journal of Thermal Spray Technology, Vol. 3, No. 3, 1994.
  
  
• Smart Coatings
  Fasching, M., Prinz, F., and Weiss, L., ASM Journal of Thermal Spray Technology, Vol. 4, No. 2., pp. 133-136, 1995
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• Electronic Packages And Smart Structures Formed By Thermal Spray Deposition
  Prinz, F.B., Weiss, L.E., and Siewiorek, D.P., U.S. Patent No. 5,278,442 (1994).
  
  
• Robotic-Assisted Shape Deposition Manufacturing
  Weiss, L.E., Hartman, K., Krishman, R.,  Merz, R., Neplotnik, G., Prinz, F.B., Schultz, L., and Terk M., 1994 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, San Diego, pp. 2890-2995, May, 1994
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• Method And Apparatus For Fabrication Of Three Dimensional Articles By Spray Deposition
  Weiss, L. E. and Prinz, F. B., U.S. Patent No. 5,126,529 (1990)
  
  
• Thermal Spray Shape Deposition
  Weiss, L.E., Prinz, F.B., Adams, D. and Siewiorek, D., ASM Journal of Thermal Spray Technology, Vol. 1, No. 3, 1992
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• Method And Apparatus For Fabrication Of Three Dimensional Articles By Spray Deposition Using Masks As Support Structures
  Prinz, F. B., Weiss, L. E., and Adams, D., U.S. Patent No. 5,203,944 (1992).
  
  
• Method And Apparatus For Fabrication Of Three-Dimensional Metal Articles By Weld Deposition
  Prinz, F.B. and Weiss, L.E., U.S. Patent 5,207,371 (1991)

RAPID TOOLING

• Arc Sprayed Steel-Faced Tooling
  Weiss, L. Thuel, D., Schultz, L. and Prinz, F.B., ASM Journal of Thermal Spray Technology, Vol. 3, No. 3, pp. 275-281, 1994.
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• Controlled Microstructure of Arc Sprayed Metal Shells
  Fussell, P.S., Kirchner, H., Prinz, F.B. and Weiss, L., ASM Journal of Thermal Spray Technology, Vol. 3, No. 2, June 1994
  
  
• Economic Analysis of Robotic Operations:  A Case Study of a Thermal Spraying Robot
  Kutay, A. and Weiss, L. E., Robotics and Computer Integrated Manufacturing, Vol. 9, No. 4, 1992.
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• Rapid Tool Manufacturing
  Weiss, L.E. and Prinz, F.B., U.S. Patent 5,189,781 (1992)
  

• Sprayed Metal Dies
  Weiss, L. E. and Schultz, L., U.S. Patent 5,079,974 (1991)
  

• A Sprayed Steel Tool for Permanent Mold Casting of Aluminum
  Fussell, P.S, Patrick, E.P., Prinz, F.b., Schultz, L., Thuel, D.G., and Weiss, L.E. The Engineering Design Research Center, Technical Report, EDRC-24-42-91
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• Controlled Microstructure of Arc Sprayed Metal Shells
  Fussell, P.S, Kirchner O.K.., Prinz, F.B., and Weiss, L.E. The Engineering Design Research Center, Technical Report, EDRC-24-57-91
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• Economic Impact of Automation: The Case of Robotic Thermal Spraying
  Kutay A. and Weiss, L., The Robotics Institute Technical Report, CMU-RI-TR-90-07
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• A 3D-Object Recognition System Intergrating Range-Image Processing and Rapid Prototyping
  Cerrada, C., Ikeuchi, K., Weiss, L. and Reddy, R., The Robotics Institute Technical Report, CMU-RI-TR-90-32
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• A Rapid Tool Manufacturing System Based On Stereolithography and Thermal Spraying
  Weiss, L. E., Gursoz, E.L., Prinz, F.B., Fussell, P.S., Mahalingam, S., and Patrick, E.P., ASME Manufacturing Review, 3(1), pp. 40-48, 1990.
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• Rapid Prototyping of Tools
  L. Weiss, E.L. Gurosz, F.B. Prinz, S. Mahalingham, and P.S. Fussell, Robotics Institite Technical Report, CMU-RI-TR-89-25, 1989
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COMPUTER-AIDED SURGERY

• Computer Aided Orthopedic Surgery
  N. Krause, L. Weiss, K. Shimada, and T. Kanade, U.S. Patent No. 6,711,432 (2004)
  
  
• Computer-Aided Bone Distraction
  Krause, N. Mendicino, R., Shimada, K., Weiss, L, and Kanade, T., U.S. Patent No. 6,701,174 (2004)

STRUCTED HUGHLIGHT INSPECTION

• Solder Joint Inspection System and Method
  Nayar, S.K., Weiss, L.E., and Sanderson, A.C., U. S. Patent No. 4,988,202 (1991).
  
  
• Structured Highlight Inspection Using Structed Highlighht and Gaussian Images
  Nayar, S. K., Sanderson, A. C., Weiss, L. E., and Simon, D. A., IEEE Journal of Robotics and Automation, Vol. 6., No. 2, pp. 208-218, 1990
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• Fiber Optic Inspection System
  Weiss, L.E., Sanderson, A.C., and Nayar, S.K., U.S. Patent No. 4,876,455  (1989).
  

• Structured Highlight Inspection of Specular Surfaces
  Sanderson, A. C., Weiss, L. E., and Nayar, S. K., IEEE Trans. Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence, Vol. 10, No. 1., pp. 44-55, 1988.
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VISUAL SERVOING & ADAPTIVE CONTROL,

• Dynamic Visual  Servo Control Of Robots
  Weiss, L. E., Sanderson, A. C., and Neuman C. P., IEEE Journal on Robotics and Automation, Vol. RA-3, No. 5., October 1987, pp. 404-417
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• Self-Tuning of Robot Program Parameters
  Weiss, L. E., Simon, D. A., and Sanderson, A. C.,The Fifth Yale Conference on Applications of Adaptive Systems Theory, May, 1987.
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• Adaptive Control of Robots Using Visual Feedback
  Weiss, L. E. and Sanderson, A. C., International Federation of Automatic Control, Symposium on Robot Control, Barcelona, Spain Nov. 1985.
  
  
• Dynamic Sensor-Based Control of Robots with Visual Feedback
  Weiss, L. E. and Sanderson, A. C., Proceedings IEEE Workshop on Intelligent Control,  Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, August, 1985.
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• PhD Thesis: Dynamic Visual Servo Control of Robots: An Adaptive Image-Based Approach
  Weiss, L., In The Robotics Institute Technical Report, CMU-RI-TR-84-16
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 FLEXIBLE ASSEMBLY

• Servo Robot Gripper
  Zaremsky, M., Weiss, L.E., and Mutschler, T.A., U.S. Patent No. 4,579,380 (1986).
  
  
• Multi-Lead Component Manipulator
  Mutschler, T.A., Sanderson, A.C., and Weiss, L.E., U.S. Patent No. 4,472,668 (1984).

MISCELLANEOUS

• Multi-Functional Rotary Dial Input Device for Portable Computers
  Weiss, L., Stivoric, J., Neplotnik, G., Cape, S., and Kasabach, C., U.S. Patent 6,225,980 (2001)
  
  
• Epicardial Heart Lead Assembly
  Weiss, L.E. and Dalton, M., U.S. Patent No. 4,299,239 (1980)
  
  
• Epicardial Heart Lead Assembly and Method for Optimal Fixation of Same for Cardia Pacing
  Weiss, L.E., U.S. Patent No. 4,235,246 (1980).

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