3 papers
cs.RO2024
External Steering of Vine Robots via Magnetic Actuation
Nam Gyun Kim, Nikita J. Greenidge, Joshua Davy +4
This paper explores the concept of external magnetic control for vine robots to enable their high curvature steering and navigation for use in endoluminal applications. Vine robots…
cs.RO2023
Computational Design of Magnetic Soft Shape-Forming Catheters using the Material Point Method
Joshua Davy, Peter Lloyd, James H. Chandler +1
Magnetic Soft Catheters (MSCs) are capable of miniaturization due to the use of an external magnetic field for actuation. Through careful design of the magnetic elements within the…
cs.RO2023
Independent Control of Two Magnetic Robots using External Permanent Magnets: A Feasibility Study
Joshua Davy, Tomas da Veiga, Giovanni Pittiglio +2
The ability to have multiple magnetic robots operate independently in the same workspace would increase the clinical potential of these systems allowing collaborative operation. In…