Authors:
Xiao Li
;
Craig A. Lehocky
and
Cameron N. Riviere
Affiliation:
Carnegie Mellon University, United States
Keyword(s):
Medical Robotics, Path Planning, Path Tracking, Controls, Needle Steering, Surgical Simulation.
Related
Ontology
Subjects/Areas/Topics:
Informatics in Control, Automation and Robotics
;
Modeling, Simulation and Architectures
;
Robot Design, Development and Control
;
Robotics and Automation
Abstract:
Bevel-tipped flexible needles can be steered to reach clinical targets along curvilinear paths in 3D while avoiding obstacles. Steering by duty-cycled rotation increases the versatility of this approach by providing proportional control of trajectory curvature. This paper presents computationally efficient techniques for path planning and path-following control for this application, using a 3D simulated brain environment. Path planning algorithms for this class of steerable needles have been developed using Rapidly-exploring Random Trees (RRTs). This paper expands on these methods, using quaternions for representation of rotation, and enhancing computational efficiency through use of interpolation, and by relaxing the entry constraint. For path-following, a look-ahead proportional controller for position and orientation is presented. Simulations in a 3D brain-like environment demonstrate the performance of the proposed planner and path-following controller. The look-ahead is se
en to improve path-following performance.
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