Mechanism and control of a novel type microrobot for biomedical application

Proceedings - IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 187-192

  Guo, Shuxiang ^a,b   Pan, Qinxue ^a  

^a KAGAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b HARBIN ENGINEERING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Biotechnology; In pipe; Magnet; Micromechanics; Wireless operation

Indexed keywords

ACTUATORS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; BLOOD VESSELS; INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS; MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; MEDICAL APPLICATIONS; SURGERY;

BIOMEDICAL APPLICATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC ACTUATOR; MOTION MECHANISM; WIRELESS OPERATION;

ROBOTS;

EID: 36349005362     PISSN: 10504729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ROBOT.2007.363785     Document Type: Conference Paper

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