Autonomous path planning for robot-assisted pelvic fracture closed reduction with collision avoidance.

Journal: The international journal of medical robotics + computer assisted surgery : MRCAS
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Abstract

BACKGROUND: Robot-assisted pelvic fracture closed reduction (RPFCR) positively contributes to patient treatment. However, the current path planning suffers from incomplete obstacle avoidance and long paths.

Authors

  • Mingzhang Pan
    School of Mechanical Engineering, Guangxi University, Nanning, Guangxi, China.
  • Yuan Chen
    Department of Biostatistics, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032.
  • Zhen Li
    PepsiCo R&D, Valhalla, NY, United States.
  • Xiaolan Liao
    Department of Plant Protection, College of Plant Protection, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, China; Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory for the Biology and Control of Plant Diseases and Plant Pests, Changsha, China. Electronic address: lxllxl423@163.com.
  • Yawen Deng
    School of Mechanical Engineering, Guangxi University, Nanning, Guangxi, China.
  • Gui-Bin Bian