3 papers
cs.RO2026
A Single-Fiber Optical Frequency Domain Reflectometry (OFDR)-Based Shape Sensing of Concentric Tube Steerable Drilling Robots
Yash Kulkarni, Mobina Tavangarifard, Daniyal Maroufi +4
This paper introduces a novel shape-sensing approach for Concentric Tube Steerable Drilling Robots (CT-SDRs) based on Optical Frequency Domain Reflectometry (OFDR). Unlike traditio…
cs.RO2026
Comparative Analysis of Autonomous Robotic and Manual Techniques for Ultrasonic Sacral Osteotomy: A Preliminary Study
Daniyal Maroufi, Yash Kulkarni, Justin E. Bird +2
In this paper, we introduce an autonomous Ultrasonic Sacral Osteotomy (USO) robotic system that integrates an ultrasonic osteotome with a seven-degree-of-freedom (DoF) robotic mani…
cs.RO2025
S3D: A Spatial Steerable Surgical Drilling Framework for Robotic Spinal Fixation Procedures
Daniyal Maroufi, Xinyuan Huang, Yash Kulkarni +6
In this paper, we introduce S3D: A Spatial Steerable Surgical Drilling Framework for Robotic Spinal Fixation Procedures. S3D is designed to enable realistic steerable drilling whil…