The Ohio State University

Professor
Ralph W. Kurtz Chair in Mechanical Engineering

B.S. 1978, National Tsing Hua University (Taiwan)
M.S. 1982, Carnegie-Mellon University
Ph.D. 1985, Carnegie-Mellon University

Room W394
201 W. 19th Ave.
Columbus, OH 43210

614-292-4232

Email: menq.1

Research

Research interests include the following: (1) control, sensing, and instrumentation; (2) nano metrology and nano manufacturing; (3) imaging and manipulation of active biological systems; (4) optical metrology and visual servo control; and (5) modeling friction contact and vibration of turbomachinery.

Selected Publications

1. Kim, J. and Menq C. H., 2009, “Visual Servo Control Achieving Nanometer Resolution in X-Y-Z,” IEEE Transactions on Robotics, Vol. 25, No. 1, February 2009, pp. 109-116.

2. Zhang, Z. and Menq C. H., 2008, “Three-Dimensional particle tracking with subnanometer resolution using off-focus images,” Applied Optics, Vol. 47, No. 13, pp. 2361-2370, 1 May 2008.

3. Hu, K., Kim, J., Schmiedeler, J., and Menq C. H., 2008, “Design, Implementation, and Control of a Six-Axis Compliant Stage”, Review of Scientific Instruments, Vol. 79, 025105 (2008); ); also published in the March 3, 2008 issue of Virtual Journal of Nanoscale Science & Technology.
4. Jayanth, GR., Jhiang, S., and Menq, C. H., 2008, "Two-axis probing system for Atomic Force Microscopy", Review of Scientific Instruments, Vol. 79, 023705 (2008); also published in the February 25, 2008 issue of Virtual Journal of Nanoscale Science & Technology.
5. Kim, J. and Menq C. H., 2008 “Visually Servoed 3D Alignment of Multiple Objects with Sub-Nanometer Precision “, IEEE Transactions on Nanotechnology, Vol. 7, No. 3, May 2008, pp. 321-330.
6. Jeong, Y., Jayanth, GR., and Menq C. H., 2007, “Control of tip-to-sample distance in atomic force microscopy: a dual-actuator tip-motion control scheme,” Review of Scientific Instruments, Vol. 78, 093706 (2007); also published in the October 8, 2007 issue of Virtual Journal of Nanoscale Science & Technology.
7. Zhang, Z. and Menq C. H., 2007, “Design and Development of a Six-axis Interferometric Measurement System”, Review of Scientific Instruments, Vol. 78, 083107 (2007).
8. Zhang, Z. and Menq C. H., 2007, “Six-axis Magnetic Levitation and Motion Control”, IEEE Transactions on Robotics, Vol. 23, No. 2, April 2007, pp. 196-205.
9. Huang, Y. and Menq C. H., 2006, “Design and Development of a Large Range Linear Encoder with Subnanometer Resolution,” Review of Scientific Instruments, Vol. 77, 105104 (2006).
10. Jeong, Y., Jayanth, GR., Jhiang, S., and Menq, C. H., 2006, “Direct tip-sample interaction force control for the dynamic mode atomic force microscopy”, Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 88, 204102 (2006).