Active bending electric endoscope using shape memory alloy coil actuators

Proceedings of the First IEEE/RAS-EMBS International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics, 2006, BioRob 2006

Volumn 2006, Issue , 2006, Pages 217-219

  Makishi, Wataru ^a   Matunaga, Tadao ^a   Haga, Yoichi ^a   Esashi, Masayoshi ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Active bending; CCD imager; Electric endoscope; SMA actuator

Indexed keywords

ACTUATORS; BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; CHARGE COUPLED DEVICES; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; SHAPE MEMORY EFFECT;

ACTIVE BENDING; BENDING MOTIONS; ELECTRIC ENDOSCOPE; WIRE TRACTION;

ENDOSCOPY;

EID: 33845590319     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/BIOROB.2006.1639088     Document Type: Conference Paper

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2. M.Mizushima, Y.Haga, K.Totsu, M,Esashi "Active Catheter Using Shape Memory Alloy for Treatment of Intestinal," J.JSCAS, vol. 8, no. 2, pp. 520-531, March 2001.