Nanyang Technology University

Academic Profile
Assoc Prof Ang Wei Tech
Acting Head, Division of Engineering Mechanics
 
Division of Engineering Mechanics 
School of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering 
College of Engineering 



Email: WTANG@ntu.edu.sg
Phone: (+65)6790 5521 
Office: N3.2-02-83 
Education
  • PhD(Robotics) Carnegie Mellon University 2004
  • MEng Nanyang Technological University 2000
  • BEng(Hons) Nanyang Technological University 1997
Biography
Prog Ang is an Associate Professor with the School of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering since Nov 2004. He received the Ph.D. degree in Robotics from Carnegie Mellon University in 2004, and the M.Eng. and B.Eng degrees in Mechanical Engineering from Nanyang Technological University in 1999 and 1997 respectively. Dr Ang leads a multidisciplinary team focuses on robotic technology in biomedical applications. He is the PI of several projects funded by A*STAR SERC, A*STAR BMRC, NMRC, MOE, NTU & the French Embassy.
Research Interests
- BioRobotics / Bio-Mechatronics
- Rehabilitation Engineering
- Assistive Technology
- Robotic Microsurgery
- Robotic Cell Micromanipulation
Research Grant
  • A*STAR Science and Engineering Research Council - Public Sector Funding (2009-2013) [by A*STAR Science & Engineering Research Council (SERC)]
  • Academic Research Fund Tier 1 (2010-) [by MOE]
  • Academic Research Fund Tier 1 (2012-) [by MOE]
  • NTU Internal Funding - College of Engineering (2011-2013) [by Nanyang Technological University]
Current Projects
  • Assessing muscle-tone during activities of daily living via a wearable upper limb robot integrating motion tracking, torque sensing and electromyography
  • Interactive Mixed Reality Rehabilitation System
  • Motor synergies of the human wrist : assessing flexibility and adaptability during visuomotor tasks and under the influence of external force-fields
  • Vision guided robotic cell micromanipulation
  • Vision guided robotic cell micromanipulation
  • Vision-aided active handheld instrument for microsurgery
Selected Publications
  • F. Widjaja, C. Y. Shee, W. L. Au, P. Poignet, and W. T. Ang. (2011, December ). Anti phase tremor attenuation system using surface electromyography and accelerometer. Paper presented at Proc. IEEE Intl. Conf. Robotics and Automation, Shanghai, China.
  • M. L. Han, Y. L. Zhang, M. Y. Yu, C. Y. Shee, and W. T. Ang. (2011, December ). Real-time modeling and control of the circular cell membranes strain. Paper presented at Proc. IEEE Intl. Conf. Robotics and Automation, Shanghai, China.
  • P. L. Bo, P. Poignet, D. Zhang, and W. T. Ang. (2011). FES-controlled co-contraction strategies for pathological tremor compensation. Proc. Intl. Conf. IEEE/RSJ Intelligent Robots and Systems.
  • D. G. Zhang, F. Widjaja, P. Poignet, W. T. Ang. (2011). Neural oscillator based control for pathological tremor suppression via functional electrical stimulation. Control Engineering Practice, 19(1), 74-88.
  • U.-X. Tan, W.T. Latt, C. Y. Shee and W. T. Ang. (2010). A Low-cost Flexure-based Handheld Mechanism for Micromanipulation. IEEE-ASME Transactions on Mechatronics, 20(99), 1-5.
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