Browsing by Subject "continuum robots"
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(2013-04-18)Department: Mechanical EngineeringNew surgical paradigms such as natural orifice surgery and single port access surgery present technological challenges such as indirect routes of access, constrained workspace, sensory presence, higher degrees of freedom ...
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(2022-01-17)Department: Mechanical EngineeringConventional rigid-link robots have become ubiquitous in many industries, expanding and even surpassing human capabilities in terms of precision, repeatability, and endurance. However, these robots are not well suited for ...
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(2022-11-19)Department: Mechanical EngineeringThe central motivation for this dissertation is to provide improved tools for the diagnosis and treatment of lung disease. Lung cancer, in particular, has the highest death rate of any type of cancer, and early intervention ...
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(2019-03-22)Department: Mechanical EngineeringContinuum robots can support complex surgical tasks within deep confined spaces of the body. Such paradigms present surgeons with sensory and surgical scene interpretation challenges that diminish situational awareness. ...
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(2017-07-20)Department: Mechanical EngineeringThe motivation for this dissertation is to provide surgeons with more capable tools during minimally invasive surgery. Specifically, this work is focused on the design of robotic systems that provide flexible, multi-arm ...