5 papers
Towards a Physics Engine to Simulate Robotic Laser Surgery: Finite Element Modeling of Thermal Laser-Tissue Interactions
Nicholas E. Pacheco, Kang Zhang, Ashley S. Reyes +3
This paper presents a computational model, based on the Finite Element Method (FEM), that simulates the thermal response of laser-irradiated tissue. This model addresses a gap in t…
FDM Printing: a Fabrication Method for Fluidic Soft Circuits?
Savita V. Kendre, Lehong Wang, Ethan Wilke +3
Existing fluidic soft logic gates for the control of soft robots either rely on extensive manual fabrication processes or expensive printing techniques. In our work, we explore Fus…
Losing Focus: Can It Be Useful in Robotic Laser Surgery?
Nicholas Pacheco, Yash Garje, Aakash Rohra +1
This paper proposes a method to regulate the tissue temperature during laser surgery by robotically controlling the laser focus. Laser-tissue interactions are generally considered…
Multi Jet Fusion of Nylon-12: A Viable Method to 3D-print Concentric Tube Robots?
Kalani Picho, Brandon Persons, Jesse F. d'Almeida +3
In this paper, we present a study on the viability of fabricating Concentric Tube Robots using Multi Jet Fusion (MJF) of Nylon-12, a type of elastic polymer commonly used in additi…
Light in the Larynx: a Miniaturized Robotic Optical Fiber for In-office Laser Surgery of the Vocal Folds
Alex J. Chiluisa, Nicholas E. Pacheco, Hoang S. Do +7
This letter reports the design, construction, and experimental validation of a novel hand-held robot for in-office laser surgery of the vocal folds. In-office endoscopic laser surg…