Manipulability of teleoperated surgical robots with application in design of master/slave manipulators

Ali Torabi, Seyedmohsen Khadem, Kourosh Zareinia, Garnette Roy Sutherland, Mahdi Tavakoli

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Teleoperated surgical robots can significantly improve the performance of minimally invasive surgeries. The performance of a master-slave robotic system depends significantly on the capability of its master device to appropriately interface the user with the slave robot. However, master robots currently used in the clinic present several drawbacks such as the mismatch between the slave and master workspaces and the inability to intuitively transfer the slave robot's dexterity and joint limits to the user. In this paper, the "teleoperation manipulability index (TMI)" is introduced as a quantifiable measure of the combined master-slave system manipulability. We also demonstrate the application of the TMI in the design of
master-slave robotic systems. By employing the proposed manipulability index, we are able to modify the design of a commercially available master robot that 1) enhances surgeon's control over force/velocity of a surgical robot, 2) minimizes the master robot's footprint, 3) optimizes the surgeons' control effort, and 4) avoids singularities and joint limits of the master and slave robots. A simulation study is performed to validate the performance of the modified master-slave robotic system.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 2018 International Symposium on Medical Robotics (ISMR)
Place of PublicationAtlanta, GA, USA
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Number of pages6
ISBN (Electronic)978-1-5386-2512-5
ISBN (Print)978-1-5386-2513-2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 9 Apr 2018
EventInternational Symposium on Medical Robotics 2018 - Atlanta, United States
Duration: 1 Mar 20183 Mar 2018
http://ismr2018.gatech.edu/

Conference

ConferenceInternational Symposium on Medical Robotics 2018
Abbreviated titleISMR 2018
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityAtlanta
Period1/03/183/03/18
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