SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LIMITING GRIP FORCE OF CLOSING JAWS IN POSITION CONTROL MODE

    公开(公告)号:US20220096192A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-03-31

    申请号:US17039808

    申请日:2020-09-30

    摘要: Disclosed are systems and methods for limiting the grip force generated by closing robotic wrist jaws while operating in position mode in which the jaws are commanded to a desired jaw angle prior to being commanded to generate a grip force. In the positional mode, the desired jaw angle is above a threshold that corresponds to an angle at which both jaws are just simultaneously in contact with an object between the jaws or, if there is no object to grasp, when the jaws begin to touch each other. A feedback loop may analyze the desired jaw angle and the measured grip force to determine if the jaws are closing in the position mode and if the measured grip force exceeds a maximum grip force threshold. If so, the feedback loop may calculate a grip force error to limit the measured grip force to the maximum grip force threshold.

    SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MAINTAINING MINIMUM OPENING FORCE OF JAWS IN POSITION CONTROL MODE

    公开(公告)号:US20220096184A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-03-31

    申请号:US17039944

    申请日:2020-09-30

    IPC分类号: A61B34/35

    摘要: Disclosed are systems and methods for maintaining the opening force generated by robotic wrist jaws operating in position mode in which the jaws are commanded to a desired jaw angle prior to being commanded to generate a grip force. In the position mode, the desired jaw angle is above a threshold corresponding to an angle at which both jaws are just simultaneously in contact with an object held between the jaws or, if there is no object, when the jaws begin to touch each other. A feedback loop may analyze the desired jaw angle, the estimated jaw angle, and the measured opening force to determine if the jaws are in the position mode and if the measured opening force is below a minimum opening force threshold. If so, the feedback loop may calculate a jaw opening force error to maintain the jaw opening force above the minimum opening force threshold.

    ROLL JOINT ENGAGEMENT FOR SURGICAL TOOL

    公开(公告)号:US20210045826A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-02-18

    申请号:US16814412

    申请日:2020-03-10

    IPC分类号: A61B34/00 A61B34/37

    摘要: The disclosed embodiments relate to systems and methods for a surgical tool or a surgical robotic system. A tool driver is coupled to a distal end of a robotic arm and includes a roll drive disk driven by a rotary motor. One or more processors are configured to detect an attachment of a surgical tool to the tool driver. The surgical tool includes a roll tool disk to be engaged with the roll drive disk of the tool driver, actuate of the roll drive disk through the rotary motor, determine that a measured torque of the rotary motor exceeds a preset torque threshold for a preset period of time since the actuation, and report a successful engagement between the roll drive disk and the roll tool disk.