[HTML][HTML] A survey of catheter tracking concepts and methodologies
Catheter tracking has become an integral part of interventional radiology. Over the last
decades, researchers have significantly contributed to theoretical and technical catheter …
decades, researchers have significantly contributed to theoretical and technical catheter …
Autonomous navigation for robot-assisted intraluminal and endovascular procedures: A systematic review
Increased demand for less invasive procedures has accelerated the adoption of Intraluminal
Procedures (IP) and Endovascular Interventions (EI) performed through body lumens and …
Procedures (IP) and Endovascular Interventions (EI) performed through body lumens and …
A spring-based inductive sensor for soft and flexible robots
The development of flexible and soft robots generates new needs in terms of
instrumentation, as large encountered deformations require highly stretchable strain …
instrumentation, as large encountered deformations require highly stretchable strain …
Contact localization of continuum and flexible robot using data-driven approach
Continuum robots such as robotic catheters are increasingly being used in minimally
invasive surgery. Compliance contributes to enhanced safety during eg catheter insertion …
invasive surgery. Compliance contributes to enhanced safety during eg catheter insertion …
Shape reconstruction of soft manipulators using vision and IMU feedback
H Bezawada, C Woods, V Vikas - IEEE Robotics and …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In recent times, soft manipulators have gardened immense interest given their dexterous
abilities. A critical aspect for their feedback control involves the reconstruction of the …
abilities. A critical aspect for their feedback control involves the reconstruction of the …
Shape Reconstruction for Continuum Robot Based on Pythagorean Hodograph–Bézier Curve With IMU and Vision Sensors
H Guo, F Ju, D Bai, X Wei, L Wang… - IEEE Sensors …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The shape information is the key to realize real-time, accurate, and effective control of
continuum robots. Traditional image processing method and start-to-end-point fitting method …
continuum robots. Traditional image processing method and start-to-end-point fitting method …
[HTML][HTML] End-Point Position Estimation of a Soft Continuum Manipulator Using Embedded Linear Magnetic Encoders
CFR Costa, JCP Reis - Sensors, 2023 - mdpi.com
Soft continuum robots are compliant mechanisms that rely on a deformable structure in order
to achieve a desired posture. One of the challenges in designing and controlling this type of …
to achieve a desired posture. One of the challenges in designing and controlling this type of …
Soft continuum Actuator tip Position and contact Force Prediction, Using electrical impedance tomography and Recurrent neural networks
Enabling dexterous manipulation and safe human-robot interaction, soft robots are widely
used in numerous surgical applications. One of the complications associated with using soft …
used in numerous surgical applications. One of the complications associated with using soft …
Shape Reconstruction of Extensible Continuum Manipulator Based on Soft Sensors
Continuum manipulators can improve spatial adaptability and operational flexibility in
constrained environments by endowing them with contraction and extension capabilities …
constrained environments by endowing them with contraction and extension capabilities …
[HTML][HTML] Design and Experimental Validation of a 3D-Printed Embedded-Sensing Continuum Robot for Neurosurgery
D Dragone, FF Donadio, C Mirabelli, C Cosentino… - Micromachines, 2023 - mdpi.com
A minimally-invasive manipulator characterized by hyper-redundant kinematics and
embedded sensing modules is presented in this work. The bending angles (tilt and pan) of …
embedded sensing modules is presented in this work. The bending angles (tilt and pan) of …