AIMC Topic: Equipment Design

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Comparative analysis of the functionality of simulators of the da Vinci surgical robot.

Surgical endoscopy
BACKGROUND: The implementation of robotic technology in minimally invasive surgery has led to the need to develop more efficient and effective training methods, as well as assessment and skill maintenance tools for surgical education. Multiple simula...

A novel flexible hyper-redundant surgical robot: prototype evaluation using a single incision flexible access pelvic application as a clinical exemplar.

Surgical endoscopy
INTRODUCTION: The flexible endoscope is increasingly being considered as a surgical tool to enable innovative natural orifice or flexible access techniques. These experiences have exposed unique advantages but also significant challenges. Major curre...

Robotic adherent cell injection for characterizing cell-cell communication.

IEEE transactions on bio-medical engineering
Compared to robotic injection of suspended cells (e.g., embryos and oocytes), fewer attempts were made to automate the injection of adherent cells (e.g., cancer cells and cardiomyocytes) due to their smaller size, highly irregular morphology, small t...

Adaptive neural control for dual-arm coordination of humanoid robot with unknown nonlinearities in output mechanism.

IEEE transactions on cybernetics
To achieve an excellent dual-arm coordination of the humanoid robot, it is essential to deal with the nonlinearities existing in the system dynamics. The literatures so far on the humanoid robot control have a common assumption that the problem of ou...

Machine learning-based augmented reality for improved surgical scene understanding.

Computerized medical imaging and graphics : the official journal of the Computerized Medical Imaging Society
In orthopedic and trauma surgery, AR technology can support surgeons in the challenging task of understanding the spatial relationships between the anatomy, the implants and their tools. In this context, we propose a novel augmented visualization of ...

OpenIGTLink interface for state control and visualisation of a robot for image-guided therapy systems.

International journal of computer assisted radiology and surgery
PURPOSE: The integration of a robot into an image-guided therapy system is still a time consuming process, due to the lack of a well-accepted standard for interdevice communication. The aim of this project is to simplify this procedure by developing ...

Design of multiple axis robotic platform for postural stability analysis.

IEEE transactions on neural systems and rehabilitation engineering : a publication of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society
This paper presents the design and implementation of IsiMove, a new dynamic posturography platform. It allows the evaluation of the static and dynamic balance of a human placed on a force plate. IsiMove is a robotic platform open kinematic with four ...

Environmental contamination, product contamination and workers exposure using a robotic system for antineoplastic drug preparation.

Journal of oncology pharmacy practice : official publication of the International Society of Oncology Pharmacy Practitioners
Environmental contamination, product contamination and technicians exposure were measured following preparation of iv bags with cyclophosphamide using the robotic system CytoCare. Wipe samples were taken inside CytoCare, in the clean room environment...

Review on design and control aspects of ankle rehabilitation robots.

Disability and rehabilitation. Assistive technology
Ankle rehabilitation robots can play an important role in improving outcomes of the rehabilitation treatment by assisting therapists and patients in number of ways. Consequently, few robot designs have been proposed by researchers which fall under ei...

Designing for designers: insights into the knowledge users of inclusive design.

Applied ergonomics
Over the last twenty years, research on inclusive design has delivered a wealth of publications and initiatives, forming an emerging knowledge base for inclusive design. The inclusive design knowledge base breaks down into two discrete areas - unders...