Invention Application
- Patent Title: METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING MANIPULATOR
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Application No.: US15741171Application Date: 2015-06-30
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Publication No.: US20180192854A1Publication Date: 2018-07-12
- Inventor: Nobuhiko HATA , Takahisa KATO , Kiyoshi TAKAGI , Hidekazu KOSE
- Applicant: Nobuhiko HATA , Takahisa KATO , Kiyoshi TAKAGI , Hidekazu KOSE , CANON U.S.A., INC. , THE BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL INC.
- International Application: PCT/US15/38662 WO 20150630
- Main IPC: A61B1/00
- IPC: A61B1/00 ; A61B1/005 ; A61B1/018 ; A61B34/30 ; B25J18/06 ; B25J9/10 ; B25J13/06
Abstract:
The present invention provides a method and an apparatus for controlling a flexible manipulator including a plurality of bendable mechanisms via a control apparatus. The control apparatus includes a drive-mode selecting unit allows for the selection of a movement mode which may provide a bending movement, an angled view movement, or a remote center movement.
Public/Granted literature
- US11096552B2 Method and apparatus for controlling manipulator Public/Granted day:2021-08-24
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