Development and Experimental Evaluation of a 3DoF Tendon-Driven Probe for Robot Assisted Minimally Invasive Surgical Operations

Achilleas Santi Seisa, Nikolaos Evangeliou, Anthony Tzes, George Nikolakopoulos

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Abstract

Robotic surgery has been an upcoming scientific area for many years. However, several limitations have restricted the use of robotic surgery to a confined field of operations. In this context, the development and experimental evaluation of a novel prototype laparoscopic robotic surgical tool, that can expand the capabilities of the existing surgical robotic devices, is discussed in this article. Servo-motors are used as actuators in a tendon-driven actuation mechanism. The 3 Degree-of-Freedom (DoF) manipulator is a cascade configuration of three rotational joint modules, imitating the motions of a spherical wrist. The design, fabrication, and kinematics of the tool are presented, while the efficiency of the overall system is investigated through experimental studies, using an Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) sensing modality as external reference.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publication2023 International Conference on Control, Automation and Diagnosis, ICCAD 2023
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)9798350347074
DOIs
StatePublished - 2023
Event2023 International Conference on Control, Automation and Diagnosis, ICCAD 2023 - Rome, Italy
Duration: May 10 2023May 12 2023

Publication series

Name2023 International Conference on Control, Automation and Diagnosis, ICCAD 2023

Conference

Conference2023 International Conference on Control, Automation and Diagnosis, ICCAD 2023
Country/TerritoryItaly
CityRome
Period5/10/235/12/23

Keywords

  • Biomedical Robotics
  • MIRS
  • Robotic Arm
  • Surgical Robots

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Computer Science Applications
  • Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
  • Control and Systems Engineering
  • Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality
  • Control and Optimization

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