Publication List

A. Thesis:

1. M. Sitti, "Teleoperated 2-D Micro/Nanomanipulation Using Atomic Force Microscope,” Ph.D. Thesis, Dept. of Electrical Engineering, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Sept. 1999.  PDF File (18.5 MB)
2. M. Sitti, "Visual Tracking: An Integration of Control and Vision," M.Sc. Thesis, Dept. of Electrical and Electronics Eng., Bogazici University, Bebek, Istanbul, Sept. 1994.
3. M. Sitti, “An Obstacle Avoidance Approach for Mobile Robots Based on the Artificial Potential Field Approach and Least Squares Method,” B.Sc. Engineering Thesis, Dept. of Electrical and Electronics Eng., Bogazici University, Bebek, Istanbul, July 1992.

1. R. Fearing, S. Avadhanula, D. Campolo, M. Sitti, J. Yan and R. Wood, "A Micromechanical Flying Insect Thorax," Neurotechnology for Biomimetic Robots, pp. 469-480, MIT Press, 2002.
2. M. Sitti and H. Hashimoto, "Teleoperated Nano Scale Object Manipulation," Recent Advances on Mechatronics , pp. 322-335, edited by O. Kaynak, S. Tosunoglu, and M.J. Ang, Springer Verlag Pub., 1999. PDF File (4.5 MByte)
3. M. Sitti, M. Hoummady, and H. Hashimoto, "Trends on Mechatronics for Micro/Nano Telemanipulation: Survey and Requirements," IFAC Information Control in Manufacturing , Pergamon Pub., edited by G. Morel and F. B. Vernadat, pp. 235-240, 1998.

1. K. Autumn, M. Sitti, Y. A. Liang, A. Peattie, W. Hansen, S. Sponberg, T. Kenny, R. Fearing, J. Israelachvili, & R. J. Full, “Evidence for van der Waals Attachment by Gecko Foot-Hairs”, Proc. Nat. Acad. Science, vol. 99, no. 19, pp. 12252-12256, September 17, 2002.
2. M. Sitti and H. Hashimoto, "Controlled Pushing of Nanoparticles: Modeling and Experiments," IEEE/ASME Trans. on Mechatronics, vol. 5, no. 2, pp. 199-211, June 2000.
3. M. Sitti, "Piezoelectrically Actuated Four-Bar Mechanism with Two Flexible Links for Micromechanical Flying Insect Thorax,” IEEE/ASME Trans. on Mechatronics, vol. 8, no. 1, March 2003 (to appear).
4. M. Sitti and Ronald S. Fearing, "Synthetic Gecko Foot-Hair Micro/Nano-Structures as Dry Adhesives for Future Wall-Climbing Robots", Journal of Adhesion Science and Technology, March 2003 (to appear).
5. M. Sitti, “Nanotribological Characterization System by Atomic Force Microscope Probe based Controlled Pushing,” IEEE/ASME Trans. on Mechatronics,  March 2003 (under review).
6. M. Sitti and H. Hashimoto, "Tele-Touch Feedback of Surfaces at the Nano Scale: Modeling and Experiments," IEEE/ASME Trans. on Mechatronics, vol. 8, no. 1, March 2003 (to appear).
7. D. Campolo, M. Sitti, and R.S. Fearing, “Efficient Charge Recovery Method for Driving Piezoelectric Actuators in Low Power Applications,” IEEE Trans. on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics and Frequency Control, vol. 50, no. 2, Jan. 2003 (to appear).  
8. J. Yan, M. Dickinson, J. Birch, M. Sitti, T. Su, and R.S. Fearing, "Wing Transmission for a Micromechanical Flying Insect", Journal of Micromechatronics, vol. 1, no. 3, pp. 221-237, 2002. 
9. M. Sitti and H. Hashimoto, "Two-Dimensional Fine Particle Positioning Under Optical Microscope Using a Piezoresistive Cantilever as a Manipulator," Journal of Micromechatronics , vol. 1, no. 1, pp. 25-48, 2000. 
10. M. Sitti, B. Aruk, K. Shintani, and H. Hashimoto, “Scaled Teleoperation System for Nano Scale Interaction and Manipulation,” Advanced Robotics Journal, April 2003 (to appear).
11. M. Sitti and H. Hashimoto, "Tele-Nanorobotics Using Atomic Force Microscope as a Robot and Sensor," Advanced Robotics Journal, vol. 13, no. 4, pp. 417-436, 1999.
12. M. Sitti and H. Hashimoto, "Macro to Nano Tele-Manipulation Towards Nanoelectro- mechanical Systems," Journal of Robotics and Mechatronics, pp. 209-217, vol. 12, no. 3, June 2000.
13. S. Horiguchi, M. Sitti, and H. Hashimoto, “Investigation of Virtual Reality Interface for AFM-Based Nano Manipulation,” IEEJ Trans. on Electronics, Information and Systems (C), pp. 1948-1956, Dec. 2000 (in Japanese).
14. M. Sitti and H. Hashimoto, "Micro/Nano Manipulation Using Atomic Force Microscope,'' Journal of Industrial Science Research, University of Tokyo, vol. 51, no. 8, pp. 31-33, 1999.
15. M. Sitti and H. Hashimoto, "Virtual Reality-Based Teleoperation in the Micro/Nano World,'' Journal of Industrial Science Research, University of Tokyo, vol. 51, no. 8, pp. 34-36, 1999.

1. M. Sitti, "Issues in Bio-Nanotechnology Education and Research," IEEE Robotics and Automation Conference, Korea, 24 May 2001.
2. M. Sitti, "Robotics at the Micro/Nano Scale: Tele-Nanorobotics using Nanoprobes, and Micromechanical Flying Insects," 
• Carnegie Mellon University, Mechanical Engineering Department, Pittsburgh, PA, USA, 16 January 2002.
• University of Washington, Electrical Engineering Department, April 2002.
• Johns Hopkins University, Mechanical Engineering Department, April 2002.
• Swiss Federal Institute of Technology at Zurich, ETHZ, Institute of Automatic Control, Switzerland, 14 December 2001.
• SUNY Stony Brook University, Mechanical Engineering Department, Stony Brook, NY, 14 May 2001.
• Carnegie Mellon University, Robotics Institute, Pittsburgh, PA, USA, 4 May 2001.
• Swiss Federal Institute of Technology at Zurich, ETHZ, Mechanical and Process Engineering Department, Switzerland, 6 June 2001.
3. M. Sitti, "Nanorobotic Manipulation and Fabrication Using Atomic Force Microscope Probes," 
• Stanford University, Electrical Engineering Department, April 2002.
• MIT, Mechanical Engineering Department, April 2002.
• California Institute of Technology, Electrical Engineering Department, May 2002.
• University of California at Berkeley, Electrical Engineering Department, April 2002.
• Purdue University, Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, 29 November 2001.
• Swiss Federal Institute of Technology at Zurich, ETHZ, Institute of Polymers, Material Science Department, Switzerland, December 2001.
  
4. M. Sitti, “Biologically Inspired Micromechanical Flying Insects," Institute of Industrial Science, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan, 28 May 2001.

1. M. Sitti, " Nanorobotic Manipulation and Fabrication Using Atomic Force Microscope Probes ,"  IEEE Robotics and Automation Conference , Taiwan, May 2003 (scheduled).
2. M. Sitti, "Micro/Nano Mechatronics for Nanotechnology," IEEE/ASME Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics Conf. , Atlanta, 19 Sept. 1999.

1. M. Sitti and Ronald S. Fearing, "Synthetic Gecko Foot-Hair Micro/Nano-Structures for Future Wall-Climbing Robots", Proc. of the IEEE Robotics and Automation Conference, Taiwan, May 2003 (to appear).
2. K. Castelino, S. Satyanarayana, and M. Sitti, “Manufacturing of Two and Three-Dimensional Micro/Nanostructures by Integrating Optical Tweezers with Chemical Assembly,” Proc. of the IEEE Nanotechnology Conference, san Francisco, August 2003 (under review).
3. M. Sitti and Ronald S. Fearing, “Nanomolding Based Fabrication of Synthetic Gecko Foot-Hair Micro/Nanostructures”, IEEE Nanotechnology Conference, Washington DC, USA, pp. 137-140, Aug. 2002.
   
4. M. Sitti, “Nanotribological Characterization System by AFM Based Controlled Pushing,” IEEE-Nanotechnology Conference, pp. 99-104, Maui, USA, Nov. 2001. PDF File
5. M. Sitti, “Survey of Nanomanipulation Systems,” IEEE-Nanotechnology Conference, pp. 75-80, Maui, USA, Nov. 2001. PDF File
6. B. Aruk, M. Sitti, and H. Hashimoto, “Human-Machine Interface for Nanomanipulation with AFM Probe,” IEEE-Nanotechnology Conference, pp. 151-156, Maui, USA, Nov. 2001.
7. J. Yan, S. Avadhanula, J. Birch, M. Dickinson, M. Menon, E. Park, T.D. Sands, S.Sane, M. Sitti, T. Su, R.J. Wood, and R.S. Fearing, "The Micromechanical Flying Insect", Video Proc. of the IEEE Robotics and Automation Conf., Washington, USA, May 2002 (submitted).
8. M. Sitti, "PZT Actuated Four-Bar Mechanism with Two Flexible Links for Micromechanical Flying Insect Thorax," Proc. of the IEEE Robotics and Automation Conf., pp. 3893-3900, Korea, May 2001. PDF File
9. M. Sitti, T. Su, R.S. Fearing, D. Campolo, J. Yan, D. Taylor, T. Sands, "Development of PZT/PZN-PT Unimorph Actuators for Micromechanical Flapping Mechanisms," Proc. of the IEEE Robotics and Automation Conf., pp. 3839-3846, Korea, May 2001. PDF File
10. M. Sitti, B. Aruk, K. Shintani, and H. Hashimoto, “Development of a Scaled Teleoperation System for Nano Scale Interaction and Manipulation,” Proc. of the IEEE Robotics and Automation Conf., pp. 860-867, Korea, May 2001 (Anton Philipp best student paper finalist).
11. J. Yan, R. Wood, S. Avandhanula, D. Campolo, M. Sitti, R. Fearing, "Towards Flapping Wing Control for a Micromechanical Flying Insect," Proc. of the IEEE Robotics and Automation Conf., pp. 3901-3908, Korea, May 2001.
12. R. S. Fearing, K. Chiang, M. Dickinson, D. Pick, M. Sitti and J. Yan, “Wing Transmission for a Micromechanical Flying Insect,” Proc. of the IEEE Robotics and Automation Conf., pp. 1509-15, San Francisco, CA USA16, Apr. 2000 (best paper finalist) . PDF File
13. M. Sitti, S. Horiguchi, and H. Hashimoto, “Tele-Touch Feedback of Elastically Deformable Surfaces at the Micro/Nano Scale: Modeling and Experiments,” Proc. of the IEEE/RSJ Intelligent Robots and Systems Conf., pp.882-888, IROS’99, Korea, Nov. 1999. PDF File
14. H. Hashimoto and M. Sitti, “Challenge to Micro/Nanomanipulation Using Atomic Force Microscope,” Proc. of the IEEE Micromechatronics and Human Systems Conf., Nagoya, Japan, pp. 35-42, Nov. 1999 (Invited Talk).
15. H. Shintani, M. Sitti, K. Hirahara, and H. Hashimoto, “Force Display Method for Teleoperation Using Scanning Probe Microscope,” Human Machine Symposium, Osaka, Japan, Oct. 1999 (in Japanese).
16. M. Sitti and H. Hashimoto, "Force-Controlled Pushing of Nano Particles: Modeling and Experiments," IEEE/ASME Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics Conf., pp. 19-26, Atlanta, USA, Sept. 1999. PDF File
17. M. Sitti, S. Horiguchi, and H. Hashimoto, "Tele-Nanorobotics 2-D Manipulation of Micro/Nano Particles Using Atomic Force Microscope," Video Proceedings of IEEE/ASME Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics Conf., Atlanta, USA, Sept. 1999.
18. M. Sitti and H. Hashimoto, “Pushing Micro/Nano Scale Particles on Substrates Using Atomic Force Microscope Probe Towards Tribological Characterization of Particle-Substrate Interfaces,” STM’99 Conference, Korea, July 1999.
19. S. Horiguchi, M. Sitti, and H. Hashimoto, “Visualization Interface for AFM-based Nano Manipulation,” Proc. of the IEEE Int. Symp. on Industrial Electronics, Slovenia, July 1999. PDF File
20. M. Sitti and H. Hashimoto, "Two-Dimensional Fine Particle Positioning Using a Piezoresistive Cantilever as a Micro/Nano-Manipulator," Proc. of the IEEE Robotics and Automation Conf., Detroit, USA, pp. 2729-2735, May 1999. PDF File
21. M. Sitti and H. Hashimoto, “Teleoperated Micro/Nano Particle Manipulation using Atomic Force Microscope,” RSJ Robotics and Mechatronics Conf., Tokyo, June 1999.
22. S. Horiguchi, M. Sitti, and H. Hashimoto, “3-D Nano Scale Tactile Feedback Interface,” RSJ Robotics and Mechatronics Conf., Tokyo, June 1999.
23. M. Sitti, T. Ohashi, S. Horiguchi, and H. Hashimoto, “Virtual Reality Simulator for Nano Scale Contact Feedback,” RSJ Robotics and Mechatronics Conf., Tokyo, June 1999 (in Japanese).
24. M. Sitti, K. Hirahara, and H. Hashimoto, "2-D Micro Particle Assembly using Atomic Force Microscope," Proc. of the IEEE Micromechatronics and Human Systems Conf., pp. 143-148, Nagoya, Japan, Nov. 1998. PDF File (1.96 MByte)
25. M. Sitti and H. Hashimoto, "Manipulation of the Micro/Nano Particles at the Interface of Micro and Nano Worlds," France-Japan Workshop on Nano to Macroscale Science and Technology through Microsystems, Toulouse, France, p. 90, Nov. 1998.
26. M. Sitti and H. Hashimoto, "Tele-Nanorobotics Using Atomic Force Microscope," Proc. of the IEEE/RSJ Int. Conf. on Intelligent Robots and Systems, IROS’98, pp. 1739-1746, Victoria, Canada, Oct. 1998 (best paper award)). PDF File (1.5 MByte)
27. M. Sitti and H. Hashimoto, "Macro to Nano Tele-Manipulation through Nanoelectromechanical Systems," Proc. of the IEEE Ind. Electronics Conf., pp. 98-103, Aachen, Germany, Sept. 1998. PDF File
28. S. Horiguchi, M. Sitti, and H. Hashimoto, "Virtual Reality User Interface for Teleoperated Nanometer Scale Object Manipulation", Proc. of 7th IEEE Int. Workshop on Robot and Human Communicaiton, Takamatsu, Japan, pp.142-147, Sep. 1998. PDF File (1.86 MByte)
29. S. Horiguchi, Metin Sitti, and H. Hashimoto, "Human Interface for Teleoperated Nano Scale Object Manipulation ", RSJ Robotics Conf, pp. 237-238, Sapporo, Japan, Sep. 1998 (in Japanese).
30. M. Sitti and H. Hashimoto, "Teleoperation Control for Nano Scale Object Manipulation", RSJ Robotics Conf., pp. 1325-1326, Sapporo, Japan, Sep. 1998.
31. M. Sitti, S. Horiguchi and H. Hashimoto, "Nano Tele-Manipulation Using Virtual Reality Interface," Proc. of the IEEE Int. Symp. on Industrial Electronics, pp. 171-176, Pretoria, S. Africa, July 1998. PDF File
32. M. Sitti, S. Horiguchi, and H. Hashimoto, "Atomic Force Microscope-Based Tele-Manipulation System", RSJ Robotics and Mechatronics Conf., pp. 1BIV1-5 (1)-(2), Sendagi, June 1998.
33. S. Horiguchi,, M. Sitti, and H. Hashimoto, "Virtual Reality Graphics Interface for Nano Tele-Manipulation", RSJ Robotics and Mechatronics Conf, pp. 1BIV1-6 (1)-(2), Sendagi, June 1998 (in Japanese).
34. M. Sitti, M. Hoummady, and H. Hashimoto, "Macro to Micro/Nano Manipulation Systems Through the Integration of Macro and Micro/Nano Mechatronics," IEEE-SMC Computational Eng. In Systems Applications, pp. 105-110, Tunusia, April 1998.
35. H. Hashimoto and M. Sitti, "Human-Machine Interfaces and Telerobotics," France-Japan Workshop on Nano to Macroscale Science and Technology through Microsystems, pp. 38, Tokyo, May 1997.
36. M. Sitti, I. Bozma, and A. Denker, "Visual Tracking For Moving Multiple Objects: An Integration of Vision and Control," IEEE Int. Symp. on Industrial Electronics, ISIE'95, Athens, pp. 535-540, July 1995. PDF File
37. M. Sitti, M. Ertugrul, and A. Denker, "Coordination of Two Robots Using Visual Feedback," Int. Conf. on Recent Advances on Mechatronics, pp. 615-620, Istanbul, Aug. 1995.
38. M. Sitti, I. Bozma, and A. Denker, "Visual Tracking," 2nd Int. Symp. on Mechatronics, Ankara, Turkey, Nov. 1995.
39. F. Bagciogullari, C. Taskiran, M. Sitti, and M. Ertugrul, "Recognition of Geometric Objects Moving on a Conveyor Belt, Grasping the Objects with a Robot Manipulator in Real-Time," 2nd Int. Symp. on Mechatronics, Ankara, Turkey, Nov. 1995.
40. M. Sitti, "Detecting Fabric Defects Using Computer Vision," 3rd Conf. on Signal Processing and Applications, Antalya, Turkey, Apr. 1996 (in Turkish).
41. E. Gul, M. Sitti, A. Ercil, and B. Ozuyilmaz, "A Parallel System Design For Quality Control of Painted Metallic Surfaces," 2nd Conf. on Signal Processing and Applications, pp. 141-146, Nevsehir, Turkey, Apr. 1995 (in Turkish).
42. M. Sitti, I. Bozma, and A. Denker, "Picking Objects Moving on a Conveyor Belt Using Artificial Vision," 2nd Conf. on Signal Processing and Applications, pp. 63-68, Nevsehir, Turkey, Apr. 1995 (in Turkish).
43. M. Sitti, M. Ertugrul, and A. Denker, "Coordination of Two Robots Using Visual Feedback," National Symp. on Industrial Automation, Istanbul, Apr. 1995 (in Turkish).

1. M. Sitti and M. Hoummady, “Micro/Nano Manipulation,” Annual Report of Laboratory for Integrated Micro-Mechanical Systems, pg. 72, April 1997.
2. M. Sitti, "A Neural Network-Based Fabric Defect Detection System," TUBITAK Marmara Research Center, TR-I2-27, 1996.
3. M. Sitti, M. Ertugrul, and A. Denker, "Coordination of Two Robots Using Visual Feedback," TUBITAK Marmara Research Center, TR-I2-14, 1995.
4. M. Sitti and E. Gul, "Quality Control of Painted Surfaces Using Artificial Vision," TUBITAK Marmara Research Center, TR-I2-11, 1995.

1. M. Sitti, “Intelligent Robot Activities of Fanuc Co.,” Industry and Automation Magazine, No. 12, 1998 (in Turkish).
2. M. Sitti, “Micro/Nano Telemanipulation Systems,” Industry and Automation Magazine, No. 1, 1997 (in Turkish).
3. M. Sitti, “Prologue to the Dialogue on Two Essential Universe Systems,” Science and Engineering Magazine, Bogazici University Press, pp. 1-6, Vol. 3, 1991 (translated to Turkish from Albert Einstein’s Prologue for the Galileo’s book titled as Dialogo sopra i due massimi sistemi del mondo).
4. M. Sitti and H. Civi, “Threats to the Biological Diversity,” Science and Engineering Magazine, Bogazici University Press, pp. 91-98, Vol. 2, 1990 (translated to Turkish from New Scientist Magazine).