An integrated communication and control system for a multi-link active catheter

Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 345-351

  Park, Kitae ^a   Minami, Kazuyuki ^a   Esashi, Masayoshi ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTUATORS; CMOS INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; CONTROL SYSTEMS; INTEGRATED CIRCUIT MANUFACTURE; INTERFACES (COMPUTER); MOS DEVICES; NETWORK PROTOCOLS; SWITCHING CIRCUITS; TELECOMMUNICATION LINKS; TRANSISTORS;

MULTILINK ACTIVE CATHETER; SHAPE MEMORY ALLOYS;

CATHETERS;

EID: 0030231166     PISSN: 09601317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0960-1317/6/3/007     Document Type: Article

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