This research paper examined the connectedness of STEM faculty to others both within and across academic departments who might be potential resources for diffusion of Learner-centered practices, and the impact of part...
Laparoscopic surgery and the market for its robotic devices keep growing since postoperative complications are fewer and patients recover quicker than conventional laparotomy wounds, even though robotic surgery is 5-6...
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Laparoscopic surgery and the market for its robotic devices keep growing since postoperative complications are fewer and patients recover quicker than conventional laparotomy wounds, even though robotic surgery is 5-6 times more expensive than traditional laparotomy. We are developing surgical robot system with minimally invasive robotic surgical tools. And to use those tools in surgery, the mechanism of system needs to be simple and durable to reduce the cost of robotic surgery. In this paper, we present some mechanisms for minimally invasive surgical robot tools that have simple structure, easy to manufacture and control.
In the present study a sandwich plate, of rectangular form, with magnetorheological (MR) fluid core is investigated. The plate consists of two outer layers made of aluminium and an MR fluid layer in between. The plate...
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In the present study a sandwich plate, of rectangular form, with magnetorheological (MR) fluid core is investigated. The plate consists of two outer layers made of aluminium and an MR fluid layer in between. The plate edges are clamped. It was assumed that the aluminium layers are pure elastic. The energy is dissipated in MR fluid layer. Additional assumptions concerning displacements, deformations and stresses are introduced in calculations. The active segment of MR fluid layer is placed in various parts of plate. The optimal positions of active segment for selected modes of vibration are determined.
Aerial load transportation using quadcopters is a topic of great interest to the robotics community due to its many potential civilian and military applications. This paper presents a nonlinear nine-degree-of-freedom ...
Aerial load transportation using quadcopters is a topic of great interest to the robotics community due to its many potential civilian and military applications. This paper presents a nonlinear nine-degree-of-freedom mathematical model for an unbalanced tilting-rotors quadcopter with a suspended load via an elastic cable, where the quadcopter’s center of gravity and sling-load suspension point are assumed arbitrarily shifted from the quadcopter’s geometric center. The transportation mission is decomposed into six discrete stages, namely Payload Setup, Carrier Alignment, Payload Pick-up, Payload Conveyance, Payload Delivery, and Carrier Landing. Subsequently, a hybrid control technique is proposed, and applied through nonlinear simulations to a case study. The simulation results showed the effectiveness of the proposed controller in achieving satisfactory performance, with acceptable control effort, for the carrier-payload system through a full transportation mission.
Future planetary exploration missions will require rovers to traverse very rough terrain with limited human supervision. Wheel-terrain interaction plays a critical role in rough-terrain mobility. In this paper an on-l...
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Future planetary exploration missions will require rovers to traverse very rough terrain with limited human supervision. Wheel-terrain interaction plays a critical role in rough-terrain mobility. In this paper an on-line estimation method that identifies key terrain parameters using on-board rover sensors is presented. These parameters can be used for accurate traversability prediction or in a traction control algorithm. These parameters are also valuable indicators of planetary surface soil composition. Simulation and experimental results show that the terrain estimation algorithm can accurately and efficiently identify key terrain parameters for loose sand.
One of the most important capabilities expected from an autonomous vehicle is avoiding collision with obstacles in its path. For this purpose, autonomous vehicle must be able to perform an emergency maneuver as soon a...
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One of the most important capabilities expected from an autonomous vehicle is avoiding collision with obstacles in its path. For this purpose, autonomous vehicle must be able to perform an emergency maneuver as soon as the obstacle is detected. This paper presents a method for designing and performing an emergency maneuver in order to avoid collision with a fixed or moving obstacle in the path. A sinusoidal or exponential trajectory, which is a function of the relative distance between vehicle and obstacle, is designed as the desired trajectory for lateral motion of the vehicle. A sliding mode controller is designed in order to guarantee that the vehicle tracks that desired trajectory. The method does not have computational difficulties and is appropriate for real time implementations. A virtual test environment for evaluating the performance of the system has been prepared using Matlab/Simulink and ADAMS/Car software. A full vehicle model, validated by experimental tests, is used as the autonomous vehicle model in ADAMS/Car
Metabolic energy consumption of a powered lower-limb exoskeleton user mainly comes from the upper body effort since the lower body is considered to be passive. However, the upper body effort of the users is largely ig...
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A novel autonomous mobile robotic arm is designed and developed that can autonomously follow mobility impaired patients and prevent backwards and sideways falls. The robot is designed with differentially driven wheels...
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A novel autonomous mobile robotic arm is designed and developed that can autonomously follow mobility impaired patients and prevent backwards and sideways falls. The robot is designed with differentially driven wheels and an arm with an end-effector to stop falls but otherwise will not contact the subject. A closed control algorithm is initially developed and simulated to ensure the robot will be able to follow any feasible trajectory. The control algorithm is then simplified, implemented, and tested on the robot using only a Lidar device for distance and orientation measurements and feedback. The mobile base in combination with a servomotor and simple switches, operating the end-effector, are shown to successfully prevent backward and sideway falls in preliminary tests.
Manufacturing has been changing drastically the way it approaches facility design and implementation, that is, there is a growing adoption of digital techniques. This paper intends to determine the theoretical concept...
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This paper presents the design and development of a real-time eye-in-hand stereo-vision system to aid robot guidance in a manufacturing environment. The stereo vision head comprises a novel camera arrangement with ser...
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This paper presents the design and development of a real-time eye-in-hand stereo-vision system to aid robot guidance in a manufacturing environment. The stereo vision head comprises a novel camera arrangement with servo-vergence, focus, and aperture that continuously provides high-quality images to a dedicated image processing system and parallel processing array. The stereo head has four degrees of freedom but it relies on the robot end-effector for all remaining movement. This provides the robot with exploratory sensing abilities allowing it to undertake a wider variety of less constrained tasks. Unlike other stereo vision research heads, the overriding factor in the Surrey head has been a truly integrated engineering approach in an attempt to solve an extremely complex problem. The head is low cost, low weight, employs state-of-the-art motor technology, is highly controllable and occupies a small-sized envelope. Its intended applications include high-accuracy metrology, 3-D path following, object recognition and tracking, parts manipulation and component inspection for the manufacturing industry.
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