4 papers
Contact-Aided Navigation of Flexible Robotic Endoscope Using Deep Reinforcement Learning in Dynamic Stomach
Chi Kit Ng, Huxin Gao, Tian-Ao Ren +2
Navigating a flexible robotic endoscope (FRE) through the gastrointestinal tract is critical for surgical diagnosis and treatment. However, navigation in the dynamic stomach is par…
Three-dimensional Morphological Reconstruction of Millimeter-Scale Soft Continuum Robots based on Dual-Stereo-Vision
Tian-Ao Ren, Wenyan Liu, Tao Zhang +3
Continuum robots can be miniaturized to just a few millimeters in diameter. Among these, notched tubular continuum robots (NTCR) show great potential in many delicate applications.…
Domain Adaptive Sim-to-Real Segmentation of Oropharyngeal Organs Towards Robot-assisted Intubation
Guankun Wang, Tian-Ao Ren, Jiewen Lai +2
Robotic-assisted tracheal intubation requires the robot to distinguish anatomical features like an experienced physician using deep-learning techniques. However, real datasets of o…
Domain Adaptive Sim-to-Real Segmentation of Oropharyngeal Organs
Guankun Wang, Tian-Ao Ren, Jiewen Lai +2
Video-assisted transoral tracheal intubation (TI) necessitates using an endoscope that helps the physician insert a tracheal tube into the glottis instead of the esophagus. The gro…