4 papers
Design of an innovative robotic surgical instrument for circular stapling
Paul Tucan, Nadim Al Hajjar, Calin Vaida +7
Esophageal cancer remains a highly aggressive malignancy with low survival rates, requiring advanced surgical interventions like esophagectomy. Traditional manual techniques, inclu…
The control architecture of a spherical robot for Minimally Invasive Surgery
Gabriela Rus, Nadim Al Hajjar, Paul Tucan +6
Control systems used in Minimally Invasive Surgery (MIS) play a crucial role in ensuring preci-sion and safety throughout procedures. This paper presents a control architecture dev…
Kinematic analysis of a parallel robot for minimally invasive surgery
Calin Vaida, Bogdan Gherman, Iosif Birlescu +5
The paper presents the kinematic modelling for the coupled motion of a 6-DOF surgical parallel robot PARA-SILSROB which guides a mobile platform carrying the surgical instruments,…
Accuracy and repeatability of a parallel robot for personalised minimally invasive surgery
Doina Pisla, Paul Tucan, Damien Chablat +7
The paper presents the methodology used for accuracy and repeatability measurements of the experimental model of a parallel robot developed for surgical applications. The experimen…