A novel system for closed-loop simultaneous magnetic actuation and localization of WCE based on external sensors and rotating actuation

Y Xu, K Li, Z Zhao, MQH Meng - IEEE Transactions on …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Simultaneous magnetic actuation and localization (SMAL) is a promising technology for
accelerating and positioning the capsule in the human intestine for wireless capsule …

Adaptive simultaneous magnetic actuation and localization for WCE in a tubular environment

Y Xu, K Li, Z Zhao, MQH Meng - IEEE Transactions on Robotics, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Simultaneous magnetic actuation and localization is a promising technology to realize active
wireless capsule endoscopy. In this article, an adaptive approach is proposed to efficiently …

Evaluation of different control strategies for trajectory following of a robotic capsule endoscope under rotating magnetic actuation

Y Xu, K Li, Z Zhao, MQH Meng - IEEE Transactions on …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Current wireless capsule endoscopy (WCE) is limited in the long examination time and low
flexibility since the capsule is passively moved by the natural peristalsis. Efforts have been …

Performance evaluation and future prospects of capsule robot localization technology

Y Xu, P Zhang, L Wang, Y Li, B Luo, Y Yu… - Geo-spatial Information …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT Capsule Robot Endoscope (CRE), as one of the widely used methods of
gastrointestinal medical examination, has the characteristics of painless, non-cross infection …

External and internal sensor fusion based localization strategy for 6-DOF pose estimation of a magnetic capsule robot

K Li, Y Xu, Z Zhao, MQH Meng - IEEE Robotics and Automation …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper introduces a novel localization approach for active capsule endoscopy that, for
the first time, combines external magnetic field sensing and internal inertial sensing to …

Closed-loop magnetic manipulation for robotic transesophageal echocardiography

K Li, Y Xu, Z Zhao, A Li… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This article presents a closed-loop magnetic manipulation framework for robotic
transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) acquisitions. Different from previous work on …

Improved multiple objects tracking based autonomous simultaneous magnetic actuation & localization for WCE

Y Xu, K Li, Z Zhao, MQH Meng - 2020 IEEE International …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Wireless Capsule Endoscopy (WCE) has the advantage of reducing the invasiveness and
pain of gastrointestinal examinations. In this work, we propose a system aimed at …

An improved method for localization of wireless capsule endoscope using direct position determination

A Eshkevari, SMS Sadough - IEEE Access, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A novel methodology for localization of wireless-capsule-endoscope (WCE) by using the
direct-position-determination (DPD) method is proposed. A WCE enables the diagnose of …

Towards external sensor based simultaneous magnetic actuation and localization for WCE

Y Xu, Z Zhao, K Li, MQH Meng - 2019 IEEE International …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper presents a close-loop simultaneous acceleration and localization system for the
wireless capsule endoscopy inside the intestine for clinical applications. A compact capsule …

Six-degree-of-freedom localization with a 3-axis accelerometer and a 2-axis magnetometer for magnetic capsule endoscopy

AJ Sperry, JJ Christensen… - IEEE Robotics and …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This letter presents a new localization method for magnetic capsule endoscopes that uses
sensors internal to the capsule, but aims to relieve some of the previous limitations …