Robust Path Planning via Learning From Demonstrations for Robotic Catheters in Deformable Environments.

Journal: IEEE transactions on bio-medical engineering
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Abstract

OBJECTIVE: Navigation through tortuous and deformable vessels using catheters with limited steering capability underscores the need for reliable path planning. State-of-the-art path planners do not fully account for the deformable nature of the environment.

Authors

  • Zhen Li
    PepsiCo R&D, Valhalla, NY, United States.
  • Chiara Lambranzi
  • Di Wu
    University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC 3010 Australia.
  • Alice Segato
    NearLab, Department of Electronics, Information and Bioengineering (DEIB), Politecnico di Milano, 20133 Milan, Italy.
  • Federico De Marco
  • Emmanuel Vander Poorten
  • Jenny Dankelman
  • Elena De Momi