Towards active capsular endoscopy: Preliminary results on a legged platform

Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology - Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 2215-2218

  Menciassi, Arianna ^a,b   Stefanini, Cesare ^a,b   Orlandi, Giovanni ^b   Quirini, Marco ^b   Dario, Paolo ^a,b  

^a IEEE   (Italy)

^b SCUOLA SUPERIORE SANT ANNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPSULAR ENDOSCOPY; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACTS; TUBULAR ENVIRONMENTS;

BIPED LOCOMOTION; BRUSHLESS DC MOTORS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GAIT ANALYSIS; MEDICAL PROBLEMS;

ENDOSCOPY;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOMIMETICS; CAPSULE ENDOSCOPE; ELECTRONICS; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; EVALUATION STUDY; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HUMAN; LOCOMOTION; MOTION; ROBOTICS; VIDEORECORDING;

ANIMALS; BIOMIMETICS; CAPSULE ENDOSCOPES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HUMANS; LOCOMOTION; MINIATURIZATION; MOTION; ROBOTICS; VIDEO RECORDING;

EID: 34047187685     PISSN: 05891019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/IEMBS.2006.260385     Document Type: Conference Paper

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