Erik Edqvist

PhD Student

Contact

Tel : +46-18-471 30 77
Fax : +46-18-471 35 72
Office: 1216
Postal address : Material Science Programme,
Box 534, S-751 21 UPPSALA
Visiting address : The Ångström Laboratory, Lägerhyddsvägen 1, Uppsala

Research

I work in two projects. In the first we are developing a miniaturized sonar for a submarine with the size of soda bottle.

The second project is called I-SWARM. Our group is developing a locomotion unit for the world’s smallest autonomous microrobot.

We are also responsible for manufacturing the robot.

Publications

    E. Edqvist, /Polymer Actuators for Micro Robotic Applications/,
    Licentiate Thesis, Uppsala University, 2007.

    E. Edqvist, N. Snis, and S. Johansson, "Gentle dry etching of
    P(VDF-TrFE) multilayer micro actuator structures by use of an
    inductive coupled plasma," /Journal of Micromechanics and
    Microengineering/, vol. 18, pp. 015007, 2008.

    N. Snis, E. Edqvist, U. Simu, and S. Johansson, "Monolithic
    fabrication of multilayer P(VDF-TrFE) cantilevers," /Sensors and
    Actuators A: Physical/, vol. Vol 144/2, pp. 314-320 2008.

The I-SWARM robot on my thumb! five different universities all over Europe have designed the different modules for the robot.