Tendon-driven continuum robot for neuroendoscopy: validation of extended kinematic mapping for hysteresis operation.

Journal: International journal of computer assisted radiology and surgery
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Abstract

PURPOSE: The hysteresis operation is an outstanding issue in tendon-driven actuation--which is used in robot-assisted surgery--as it is incompatible with kinematic mapping for control and trajectory planning. Here, a new tendon-driven continuum robot, designed to fit existing neuroendoscopes, is presented with kinematic mapping for hysteresis operation.

Authors

  • Takahisa Kato
    National Center for Image Guided Therapy, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
  • Ichiro Okumura
    Mechanics R&D Center, Canon Inc., Tokyo, Japan.
  • Hidekazu Kose
    Mechanics R&D Center, Canon Inc., Tokyo, Japan.
  • Kiyoshi Takagi
    Mechanics R&D Center, Canon Inc., Tokyo, Japan.
  • Nobuhiko Hata