Toward Autonomous Collision Avoidance for Robotic Neurosurgery in Deep and Narrow Spaces in the Brain

Hiroaki Ueda, Ryoya Suzuki, Atsushi Nakazawa, Yusuke Kurose, Murilo M. Marinho, Naoyuki Shono, Hirofumi Nakatomi, Nobuhito Saito, Eiju Watanabe, Akio Morita, Kanako Harada*, Naohiko Sugita, Mamoru Mitsuishi

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

The present authors have been developing a master-slave neurosurgical robot and its intelligent control for tasks in the deep and narrow spaces of the brain. This paper proposes a robotic autonomous control method for avoiding possible collisions between the shaft of a surgical robotic instrument and the surrounding tissues. To this end, a new robotic simulator was developed and used to evaluate the proposed method. The results showed the proof of concept of the proposed autonomous collision avoidance, which has the potential to enhance the safety of robotic neurosurgery in deep and narrow spaces.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)110-114
Number of pages5
JournalProcedia CIRP
Volume65
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2017
Event3rd CIRP Conference on BioManufacturing 2017 - Chicago, United States
Duration: 11 Jul 201714 Jul 2017

Keywords

  • master-slave
  • neurosurgery
  • surgical robot

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