ARM WITH A COMBINED SHAPE AND FORCE SENSOR
    181.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20190151034A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-05-23

    申请号:US16234227

    申请日:2018-12-27

    Abstract: A robotic surgical system comprising a surgical instrument. The surgical instrument includes an elongate, hollow shaft having a proximal end, a distal end, and a flexible section. The surgical instrument also includes a sensor apparatus comprising an electromagnetic sensor. The robotic surgical system also includes a force transmission mechanism coupled to the proximal end of the shaft and a processor communicatively coupled to at least the sensor apparatus. The processor is configured to receive sensor data from the sensor apparatus and to use the sensor data with video information, mechanical property data for the surgical instrument, and material property data for the surgical instrument to determine position and orientation information for the surgical instrument.

    ARM WITH A COMBINED SHAPE AND FORCE SENSOR
    182.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20190151033A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-05-23

    申请号:US16139451

    申请日:2018-09-24

    Abstract: A system comprises an arm including a bendable section and a force transmission mechanism. The system also comprises an actuation mechanism coupled to the force transmission mechanism to bend the bendable section. The system also comprises an electronic data processor configured to receive sensor data about the bendable section and determine external force information about at least one of a magnitude or a direction of an external force applied to the arm from the sensor data. the processor is also configured to determine a pose of the bendable section from the sensor data and generate control information for the actuation mechanism to maintain the pose of the bendable section in a stationary configuration as the external force is applied to or withdrawn from the arm.

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