Biotribological investigation of a multi-tube foot for traction generation in a medical microrobot

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part H: Journal of Engineering in Medicine

Volumn 223, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 677-686

  Kim, Y T ^a   Kim, D E ^a  

^a Yonsei University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Biotribology; Frictional surface; Medical microrobot; Small intestine; Traction

Indexed keywords

BIOTRIBOLOGY; FRICTIONAL SURFACE; MEDICAL MICROROBOT; SMALL INTESTINE; TRACTION; FRICTION COEFFICIENTS; FRICTIONAL FORCES; FRICTIONAL INTERACTIONS; FRICTIONAL MECHANISMS; FUNDAMENTAL EXPERIMENTS; MEDICAL MICRO ROBOTS;

DATA COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT; DESIGN; MEDICAL APPLICATIONS; ROBOTICS; SUGAR INDUSTRY; TRACTION (FRICTION); ELECTRIC TRACTION; TISSUE; TUBES (COMPONENTS);

TUBES (COMPONENTS); FRICTION;

BIOMIMETIC MATERIAL;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; ELECTRONICS; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FOOT; FRICTION; INSTRUMENTATION; LUBRICATION; MOTION; REPRODUCIBILITY; ROBOTICS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

BIOMIMETIC MATERIALS; COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FOOT; FRICTION; LUBRICATION; MINIATURIZATION; MOTION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; ROBOTICS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 70349316597     PISSN: 09544119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/09544119JEIM595     Document Type: Article

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