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Session 1: Precision Controls and Mechatronics
Co–Chairs: David L. Trumper (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) and Stephen J. Ludwick (Aerotech, Inc.)
Wednesday, October 12, 2022
8:00 AM – 9:45 AM

  1. Pushing the Limits of Speed, Form Accuracy, Surface Finish, and Waviness of SPDT by Means of Fast Tool Servos
    Takeshi Hashimoto, Jeffery W. Roblee, Sam Roseman, Cindy Ding (AMETEK Precitech)
  2. Decoupled, Closed-Loop, Multi-DoF Rotation of a Spherical Permanent Magnetic Dipole Actuator
    Tyler T. Hamer, Joshua Chabot (MIT Lincoln Laboratory); David L. Trumper (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
  3. Real-Time Command Generator for Dual-Stage Processing Machines
    Shingo Tajima (Tokyo Institute of Technology); Burak Sencer (Oregon State University)
  4. Transcending the Acceleration-Bandwidth Trade-Off: Lightweight Precision Stages with Active Control of Flexible Dynamics
    Jingjie Wu, Lei Zhou (University of Texas at Austin)
  5. A Model-based Control Framework for Microscale Selective Laser Sintering
    Heejin Kim, Chinedum Okwudire (University of Michigan); Joshua Grose, Aaron Liao, Michael A. Cullinan (The University of Texas at Austin)

Commercial Presenters: Aerotech, Inc. | ABTech, Inc. | Attocube Systems, Inc. | Professional Instruments Company | New Way Air Bearings

Session 2: Precision Metrology and Characterization I
Co–Chairs: Jonathan D. Ellis (Micro-LAM, Inc.) and Kevin E. Elliott (Corning Inc.)
Wednesday, October 12, 2022
10:00 AM – 11:30 AM

  1. An Ultra-Low-Loss Chip-Scale Torsion Balance
    Charles A. Condos, Aman R. Agrawal, Christian M. Pluchar, Dalziel Wilson (University of Arizona); Robert Ilic, Stephan Schlamminger, Jon R. Pratt (National Institute of Standards and Technology)
  2. A Miniature Electrostatic Force Balance for Laser Power Measurements
    Kumar Arumugam, Gordon A. Shaw (National Institute of Standards and Technology)
  3. Precision Engineering for Gravitational Experiments
    S. Schlamminger, L. Chao, V. Lee, D.B. Newell, J.R. Pratt (National Institute of Standards and Technology); C.C. Speake (University of Birmingham , UK)
  4. Precision Sensing of Gravitational Acceleration
    Jon R. Pratt, Stephan Schlamminger, Robert Ilic (National Institute of Standards and Technology); Dalziel Wilson, Charles A. Condos (University of Arizona); Felipe Guzman, Andrea Nelson (Texas A&M)

Commercial Presenters: Panasonic | Taylor Hobson, Inc. | Corning Tropel Corporation | SIOS Meßtechnik GmbH | Starrett Tru-Stone Technologies

Session 3: Precision Engineering in Virtual and Augmented Reality
Chair: Tim M. Dalrymple (Motion Systems Opto-Mechanical Consultant) and Phil Harvey (Microsoft)
Thursday, October 13, 2022
8:00 AM – 9:45 AM

  1. Manufacturing Metrology for Alternative-reality Optical Displays
    Peter J. de Groot (Zygo Corporation)
  2. Microstructured Optical Fibers for Scanning Display Systems in Augmented Reality
    Tim Dalrymple (Motion Systems Opto-Mechanical Consultant)
  3. Focus Tunable Lenses for AR/VR/MR – Advances in Formfactor and Weight
    Roman Patscheider (Optotune Switzerland AG)
  4. Use of Precision Engineering to Develop a High Volume Waveguide Manufacturing Solution Enabling a Smaller AR Display
    Roy Patterson, Satish Sadam, Sebastian Kulessa, Bob Tekolste, Jeff Schmulen, Scott Carden (Magic Leap)
  5. The Use of Augmented and Virtual Reality in a Large Precision Engineering Company
    Thomas C. Weinlandt (ASML)

Commercial Presenters: Zygo | MI-Partners | MLOptic Corporation | TOWA USA Corporation | Optikos Corporation

Session 4: Precision Metrology and Characterization II
Co-Chairs: Steven R. Gillmer (MIT Lincoln Laboratory) and Felipe N. Guzman (Texas A&M University)
Thursday, October 13, 2022
10:00 AM – 11:30 AM

  1. Advances in Optomechanical Inertial Sensing
    Andrea Nelson, Yanqi Zhang (University of Arizona); Adam Hines, Felipe Guzman (Texas A&M University)
  2. Hysteresis of Probes for On-Machine Measurements
    Adam Woźniak, Marta Rępalska (Warsaw University of Technology)
  3. Axial Shift Mapping for Absolute Metrology of X-ray Telescope Mirrors
    Hayden J. Wisniewski, Ian J. Arnold, and Brandon D. Chalifoux (The University of Arizona); Ralf K. Heilmann, Mark L. Schattenburg (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)

Commercial Presenters: Lion Precision | HEIDENHAIN CORPORATION | Prior Scientific/Queensgate | Optical Perspectives Group

Session 5: Precision Design
Co-Chairs: Leon Chao (National Institute of Standards and Technology) and Kumar Arumugam (National Institute of Standards and Technology)
Thursday, October 13, 2022
1:30 PM – 3:15 PM

  1. Two Degree-of-Freedom Flexure Mechanisms with Variable Stiffness
    Sam Shimohara, Ryan Lee, Jonathan B. Hopkins (University of California, Los Angeles)
  2. Characterization and Alignment of the Flexure Mechanism for the New Kibble Balance at NIST
    Lorenz Keck, Frank Seifert, David Newell, Darine Haddad (National Institute of Standards and Technology); René Theska (Technische Universitaet Ilmenau)
  3. Cost-Effective High-Precision Magnetically Levitated Positioning Stage Technology
    Jos de Klerk, Rob Verkooijen, Thomas van der Zijden, Ton Peijnenburg, Francesco Patti, Rob Boereboom (VDL ETG)
  4. The Sample Positioning Stage for the Sapoti Nanoprobe at the Carnaúba Beamline at Sirius/LNLS
    Renan R. Geraldes, Gabriel B. Z. L. Moreno, João L. de Brito Neto, H. C. N. Tolentino (Brazilian Synchrotron Light Laboratory (LNLS)); T. A. M. Ruijl, W. Aarden, P. Peters (MI-Partners)
  5. A Massively Overconstrained and Statically Balanced Flexure Mechanism for a 20 kN Load Capacity
    Jan J. de Jong, Marijn Nijenhuis, Dannis M. Brouwer (University of Twente)

Commercial Presenters: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory | Vermont Photonics | UNC Charlotte-Center for Precision Metrology | NCSU-Precision Engineering Consortium | University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Session 6: Precision Manufacturing
Co-Chairs: Stephen J. Furst (Smart Material Solutions, Inc.) and Ping Guo (Northwestern University)
Friday, October 14, 2022
8:00 AM – 9:45 AM

  1. Form Error Compensation of Freeform Surfaces by Gaussian RBF Interpolants
    Christopher Morgan (Moore Nanotechnology Systems, LLC)
  2. In-Situ Metrology and 3D Error Compensation for Precision Aspheres in Virtual Reality Viewing Optics
    Neil Naples (AMETEK Precitech); Alex Sohn (Meta Reality Labs)
  3. Robotic Smoothing of Diamond Turning Signature on Optical Silicon
    Daniel R. Brooks, Jennifer Coniglio, Jessica DeGroote Nelson (Optimax Systems, Inc.)
  4. Ultrafast Laser Stress Figuring Using On-Machine Differential Deflectometry
    Kevin A. Laverty, Marcos A. Esparza, Daewook Kim, Brandon D. Chalifoux (University of Arizona)
  5. A Study of Surface Morphology Evolution in Fluid Jet Polishing
    Zhang Zili, Cheung Chi Fai, Wang Chunjin, Ho Lai Ting, Guo Jiang (The Hong Kong Polytechnic University)

Commercial Speakers: Ametek Precitech, Inc. | Moore Nanotechnology Systems, LLC (Nanotech) | OptiPro Systems | Chardon Tool | Cranfield Precision, Division of Fives Landis Ltd.

Session 7: Micro Nano
Co-Chairs: Michael A. Cullinan (The University of Texas at Austin) and Robert M. Panas (Bright Silicon Technologies)
Friday, October 14, 2022
10:00 AM – 11:45 AM

  1. Nanophotonic Technology for Optical Imaging, Computing and Communication
    Arka Majumdar (University of Washington-Seattle)
  2. Low-Cost and High-Throughput Printing of Polymeric Nanostructures via Projection of Superluminescent Light
    Jungho Choi, Sourabh K. Saha (Georgia Institute of Technology)
  3. Design Concerns for Tip-Based Measurement Towards Process Metrology in Roll-to-Roll Nanomanufacturing
    Liam G. Connolly, Barbara Groh, James A. Garcia, Michael A. Cullinan (The University of Texas at Austin)
  4. Design and Manufacturing of Microscale Mechanical Logic Circuits
    Hilary A. Johnson, Alexander H. Slocum (Massachusetts Institute of Technology); John Cortes, Logan Bekker (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory); Robert M. Panas (Bright Silicon Technologies); Amin Farzaneh, Jonathan B. Hopkins (University of California Los Angeles)
  5. Fabrication of High Average Power Output Diffraction Gratings for Ultrafast Pulsed Laser Application
    Vidhukiran Venkataraman, Harnjoo Kim, Jungho Choi, Suvrat Jain, Sourabh. K Saha (Georgia Institute of Technology)

Commercial Speakers: ASML | NTS Group | VDL Enabling Technologies Group