Inferring material properties in robotic bone drilling processes.
Journal:
Acta of bioengineering and biomechanics
Published Date:
Jan 1, 2019
Abstract
PURPOSE: Recent innovations in robotics have enabled the development of automatic bone drilling tools which allows surgeons to improve the precision of their surgical operations. However, these tools still lack valuable tactile information about the material properties of the bone, preventing surgeons from making decisions while operating. The aim of this work is to explore whether robotic drilling tools can infer bone condition on the basis of certain key measures, particularly thrust force.