Title :
Performance of a 6-degree-of-freedom active microsurgical manipulator in handheld tasks
Author :
Sungwook Yang ; Wells, Trent S. ; MacLachlan, Robert A. ; Riviere, Cameron N.
Author_Institution :
Robot. Inst., Carnegie Mellon Univ., Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Abstract :
This paper presents the first experimental results from human users of a new 6-degree-of-freedom handheld micromanipulator. This is the latest prototype of a fully-handheld system, known as “Micron,” which performs active compensation of hand tremor for microsurgery. The manipulator is a miniature Gough-Stewart platform incorporating linear ultrasonic motors that provide a cylindrical workspace 4 mm long and 4 mm wide. In addition, the platform allows the possibility of imposing a remote center of motion for controlling motion not only at the tip but also at the entry point in the sclera of the eye. We demonstrate hand tremor reduction in both static and dynamic micromanipulation tasks on a rubber pad. The handheld performance is also evaluated in an artificial eye model while imposing a remote center of motion. In all cases, hand tremor is significantly reduced.
Keywords :
bioMEMS; biomechanics; eye; manipulator dynamics; medical robotics; micromanipulators; physiological models; surgery; size 4 mm; Micromanipulators; Microscopy; Microsurgery; Phantoms; Rubber;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC), 2013 35th Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Osaka
DOI :
10.1109/EMBC.2013.6610837