Electronic skins and machine learning for intelligent soft robots
Soft robots have garnered interest for real-world applications because of their intrinsic safety
embedded at the material level. These robots use deformable materials capable of shape …
embedded at the material level. These robots use deformable materials capable of shape …
Shape changing robots: bioinspiration, simulation, and physical realization
One of the key differentiators between biological and artificial systems is the dynamic
plasticity of living tissues, enabling adaptation to different environmental conditions, tasks, or …
plasticity of living tissues, enabling adaptation to different environmental conditions, tasks, or …
State of the art and future opportunities in MRI-guided robot-assisted surgery and interventions
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can provide high-quality 3-D visualization of target
anatomy, surrounding tissue, and instrumentation, but there are significant challenges in …
anatomy, surrounding tissue, and instrumentation, but there are significant challenges in …
[HTML][HTML] A survey for machine learning-based control of continuum robots
Soft continuum robots have been accepted as a promising category of biomedical robots,
accredited to the robots' inherent compliance that makes them safely interact with their …
accredited to the robots' inherent compliance that makes them safely interact with their …
A machine-learning-based approach to solve both contact location and force in soft material tactile sensors
This study addresses a design and calibration methodology based on numerical finite
element method (FEM) modeling for the development of a soft tactile sensor able to …
element method (FEM) modeling for the development of a soft tactile sensor able to …
Eye-in-hand visual servoing enhanced with sparse strain measurement for soft continuum robots
In the feature/object tracking of eye-in-hand visual servoing, 2D motion estimation relying
only on image plane feedback is easily affected by vision occlusion, blurring, or poor …
only on image plane feedback is easily affected by vision occlusion, blurring, or poor …
Development of a distal tri-axial force sensor for minimally invasive surgical palpation
Z Tang, S Wang, M Li, C Shi - IEEE Transactions on Medical …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The current study highlights the development of a novel and high-accuracy Fiber Bragg
Grating (FBG)-enabled tri-axial distal force sensor for minimally invasive surgical palpation …
Grating (FBG)-enabled tri-axial distal force sensor for minimally invasive surgical palpation …
Robust three-dimensional shape sensing for flexible endoscopic surgery using multi-core FBG sensors
In this letter, we propose a novel 3D shape sensing algorithm for flexible endoscopic surgery
using multi-core fiber Bragg grating (FBG) sensors. Considering the signal noises and …
using multi-core fiber Bragg grating (FBG) sensors. Considering the signal noises and …
Shape tracking and feedback control of cardiac catheter using MRI-guided robotic platform—Validation with pulmonary vein isolation simulator in MRI
Cardiac electrophysiology is an effective treatment for atrial fibrillation, in which a long,
steerable catheter is inserted into the heart chamber to conduct radio frequency ablation …
steerable catheter is inserted into the heart chamber to conduct radio frequency ablation …
A high-precision and miniature fiber Bragg grating-based force sensor for tissue palpation during minimally invasive surgery
C Lv, S Wang, C Shi - Annals of biomedical engineering, 2020 - Springer
This paper presents a novel Fiber Bragg Grating (FBG)-based palpation force sensor to
explore tissue abnormalities during minimally invasive surgery. The proposed sensor design …
explore tissue abnormalities during minimally invasive surgery. The proposed sensor design …