@inproceedings{bc4d74110aac4d93b973a91b0868b762,
title = "Development of safe mechanism for surgical robots using equilibrium point control method",
abstract = "This paper introduces a novel mechanism for surgical robotic systems to generate human arm-like compliant motion. The mechanism is based on the idea of the equilibrium point control hypothesis which claims that multi-joint limb movements are achieved by shifting the limbs' equilibrium positions defined by neuromuscular activity. The equilibrium point control can be implemented on a robot manipulator by installing two actuators at each joint of the manipulator, one to control the joint position, and the other to control the joint stiffness. This double-actuator mechanism allows us to arbitrarily manipulate the stiffness (or impedance) of a robotic manipulator as well as its position. Also, the force at the end-effector can be estimated based on joint stiffness and joint angle changes without using force transducers. A two-link manipulator and a three-link manipulator with the double-actuator units have been developed, and experiments and simulation results show the potential of the proposed approach. By creating the human arm-like behavior, this mechanism can improve the performance of robot manipulators to execute stable and safe movement in surgical environments by using a simple control scheme.",
author = "Shinsuk Park and Hokjin Lim and Kim, {Byeong Sang} and Song, {Jae Bok}",
note = "Copyright: Copyright 2020 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.; 9th International Conference on Medical Image Computing and Computer-Assisted Intervention, MICCAI 2006 ; Conference date: 01-10-2006 Through 06-10-2006",
year = "2006",
doi = "10.1007/11866565_70",
language = "English",
isbn = "3540447075",
series = "Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)",
publisher = "Springer Verlag",
pages = "570--577",
booktitle = "Medical Image Computing and Computer-Assisted Intervention, MICCAI 2006 - 9th International Conference, Proceedings",
}