Autonomous Data-Driven Manipulation of an Unknown Deformable Tissue Within Constrained Environments: A Pilot Study

Manuel Retana, Kunal Nalamwar, Drew T. Conyers, S. Farokh Atashzar, Farshid Alambeigi

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Abstract

To ensure safety and precision of autonomous surgical tasks performed on deformable tissues (DTs), in this paper, we propose a model-independent constrained optimization framework that is able to simultaneously learn deformation behavior of an unknown DT while autonomously manipulating it within a constrained and confined environment. To thoroughly evaluate the performance of the proposed framework, we used the da Vinci Research Kit and performed various experiments on an unknown DT phantom. We particularly compared the performance of our algorithm in 10 different configurations with and without the presence of imposed virtual workspace constraints. Results demonstrated the successful performance of the proposed framework in online deformation learning and manipulation of an unknown DT and revealed the effects of imposing constraints on the proposed model-independent framework.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publication2022 International Symposium on Medical Robotics, ISMR 2022
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)9781665469289
DOIs
StatePublished - 2022
Event2022 International Symposium on Medical Robotics, ISMR 2022 - Atlanta, United States
Duration: Apr 13 2022Apr 15 2022

Publication series

Name2022 International Symposium on Medical Robotics, ISMR 2022

Conference

Conference2022 International Symposium on Medical Robotics, ISMR 2022
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityAtlanta
Period4/13/224/15/22

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Control and Optimization
  • Medicine (miscellaneous)
  • Surgery
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Computer Science Applications
  • Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition

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