Efficiency and Power Limits of Electrical and Tendon-Sheath Transmissions for Surgical Robotics

A popular design choice in current surgical robotics is to use mechanical cables to transmit mechanical energy from actuators located outside of the body, through a minimally invasive port, to instruments on the inside of the body. These cables enable high performance surgical manipulations includin...

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Main Authors: Christopher R. Wagner, Evangelos Emmanouil
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Robotics and AI
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/frobt.2018.00050/full