Quang Minh Ta
Papers
17
Total Citations
202
H-Index
8
About
Quang Minh Ta is a pioneering researcher at the intersection of robotics, control theory, and micro-scale manipulation, with a particular focus on optical tweezers systems and stochastic control for microscopic object manipulation. His work addresses one of the most fundamental challenges in micro-robotics: taming the unpredictable influence of Brownian motion when manipulating particles, cells, and micro-objects in fluid environments — a problem with profound implications for biomedical and nanotechnology applications. Ta's most significant contributions include developing stochastic control frameworks that explicitly account for Brownian perturbations, enabling reliable orientation, positioning, and transportation of microscopic objects using optically driven robotic fingertips. His pioneering work on multi-agent control systems — coordinating multiple optical traps as cooperative "micro-hands" — represents a major leap from single-trap manipulation toward sophisticated, programmable micro-robotic assemblies. He has further advanced the field by integrating human-machine interaction into stochastic manipulation systems, allowing operators to guide optical manipulation dynamically while preserving system stability. With over 170 cumulative citations across his top works and multiple papers dating from 2016 onward, Ta has established himself as a leading voice in robotic optical manipulation, offering both theoretical rigor and practical solutions that bridge microscale physics and modern control engineering.
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Top Papers
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- 2Grasping and manipulation of a micro-particle using multiple optical traps29 citations · 2016
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- 4Multi-agent Control for Stochastic Optical Manipulation Systems23 citations · 2020
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- 9Human-guided Optical Manipulation of Multiple Microscopic Objects8 citations · 2018
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