Control of a soft inchworm robot with environment adaptation

J Cao, W Liang, Y Wang, HP Lee… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Soft robots have recently evoked extensive attention because of their abilities to work
effectively in unstructured environments. As an actuation technology of soft robots, dielectric …

Novel, flexible, and ultrathin pressure feedback sensor for miniaturized intraventricular neurosurgery robotic tools

T Chen, Z Saadatnia, J Kim, T Looi… - IEEE Transactions …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Remote-controlled minimally invasive neuroendoscopic robotic surgical tools can be
miniaturized to a size of less than 2 mm while maintaining their dexterity and force required …

Design of two-dimensional photonic crystal-based biosensor for abnormal tissue analysis

A Asuvaran, G Elatharasan - Silicon, 2022 - Springer
The identification and subsequent classification of different brain tissues is critical for
detecting abnormalities during robot-assisted minimally invasive surgery that includes …

A ball-type multi-DOF ultrasonic motor with three embedded traveling wave stators

Z Li, Z Wang, P Guo, L Zhao, Q Wang - Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, 2020 - Elsevier
A novel spherical ultrasonic motor, composed of three built-in stators and a hollow spherical
rotor, is developed and tested for the design of a compact multi-degree-of-freedom (multi …

Self-adaptive ultrasound scanning system for imaging human spine

J Zhang, T Liu, Y Wang, W Jiang… - IEEE Transactions …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Ultrasound imaging as a user-friendly and radiation-free navigation scheme has been
gradually applied to minimally invasive spinal surgeries. However, acquiring an …

Analysis and control of micro-stepping characteristics of ultrasonic motor

N Chen, J Zheng, X Jiang, S Fan, D Fan - Frontiers of Mechanical …, 2020 - Springer
Micro-stepping motion of ultrasonic motors satisfies biomedical applications, such as cell
operation and nuclear magnetic resonance, which require a precise compact-structure non …

Design of an H-shaped linear piezoelectric motor for safety and arming device

D Sun, Y Tang, J Wang, X Wang - Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, 2020 - Elsevier
In this contribution, an H-shaped piezoelectric motor based safety and arming device that is
driven by the hybrid of symmetrical first longitudinal mode and second bending mode is …

Design of a passive constant-force mechanism based on a five-bar mechanism

Q Xie, S Liu, H Jiang - Mechanism and Machine Theory, 2020 - Elsevier
To solve the problem of complex control of an active constant-force mechanism (CFM) and
the large radial dimension of a passive CFM, a new type of CFM based on a two-degree-of …

Precision force tracking control of a surgical device interacting with a deformable membrane

Z Feng, W Liang, J Ling, X Xiao… - … ASME Transactions on …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Well-designed robotic-assisted surgical systems have been widely applied in medical
treatments to make surgical operations precise and efficient. For these, precise tracking of …

Adaptive robust impedance control for an ear surgical device with soft interaction

Z Feng, W Liang, J Ling, X Xiao… - … ASME Transactions on …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The required suitably soft-contact interaction in certain surgical device applications brings
great challenges on the force and position control because the soft-contact environment is …