5 accepted papers
Robot-assisted minimally invasive neurosurgeries have shown great promise in enabling lower invasiveness and faster patient recovery times. However, performing such surgeries remains challenging, mainly due to the use of rigid surgical tools and limited accessibility to deep-seated brain structures.…
Bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) is a minimally invasive procedure for diagnosing lung infections and diseases. However, navigating tortuous lung anatomy to the distal branches of the bronchoalveolar tree for adequate sampling using BAL remains challenging. Continuum robots have been used to improve the
Twisted string actuators (TSA) exhibit desirable traits for robotic applications like enabling high-force actuation. It is important to understand TSAs' key performance metrics to allow for ubiquitous usage. However, performance analysis of TSAs is challenging due to the strong coupling between the
Twisted string actuators (TSAs) have exhibited great promise in robotic applications by generating high translational force with low input torque. Despite great success, it remains a challenge to reliably estimate the strain of TSAs using compact solutions while maintaining actuator compliance. The
The nature-inspired behavior of collective motion is found to be an optimal solution in swarming systems for predator avoidance and survival. In this work, we propose a two-level control architecture for multi-robot systems (MRS), which leverages the advantages of flocking control and function appro