Design and Integration of a Parallel, Soft Robotic End-Effector for Extracorporeal Ultrasound.

Journal: IEEE transactions on bio-medical engineering
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Abstract

OBJECTIVE: In this work we address limitations in state-of-the-art ultrasound robots by designing and integrating a novel soft robotic system for ultrasound imaging. It employs the inherent qualities of soft fluidic actuators to establish safe, adaptable interaction between ultrasound probe and patient.

Authors

  • Lukas Lindenroth
    Department of Informatics, King's College London.
  • Richard James Housden
  • Shuangyi Wang
    Division of Imaging Sciences and Biomedical Engineering, King's College London, UK.
  • Junghwan Back
    Department of Informatics, King's College London.
  • Kawal Rhode
    Division of Imaging Sciences and Biomedical Engineering, King's College London, UK.
  • Hongbin Liu
    King's College, London, UK.