Research Description
Caio’s research focuses on the development of magnetic levitation (MagLev)
nanopositioning stages for synchrotron end-stations. Recent advances in
nano-imaging now expose the dynamic and architectural limits of conventional
stacked air-bearing and piezoelectric stages, particularly in terms of stroke,
bandwidth, vibration rejection, vacuum compatibility and thermal stability.
MagLev offers a non-contact alternative with good acceleration and strokes,
more intuitive multi-degree-of-freedom actuation, intrinsic metrology, and
compact architectures. The project aims to establish a mechatronic design
methodology adapted to synchrotron constraints, combining magnetic design,
gravity compensation, sensing, and control of unstable multi-DoF systems.
The work progresses from modelling and experimental validation of simple
systems to a full-scale demonstrator with nanometre accuracy.
Research Interests
- Control Systems Engineering
- Electrical Engineering
- Electromagnetism
- Magnetic Levitation
- Nanopositioning
