A miniaturized wireless control platform for robotic capsular endoscopy using advanced pseudokernel approach

Sensors and Actuators, A: Physical

Volumn 156, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 49-58

  Susilo, E ^a,b   Valdastri, P ^a   Menciassi, A ^a,b   Dario, P ^a,b  

^a SCUOLA SUPERIORE SANT ANNA   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO ITALIANO DI TECNOLOGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Pseudokernel; Real time embedded system; Robotic capsular endoscopy; Wireless miniaturized control board

Indexed keywords

CAPSULAR ENDOSCOPY; CONTROL BOARDS; COROUTINE; LOOP ALGORITHMS; MULTIPLE TASKS; PREEMPTIVE PRIORITY; PSEUDOKERNEL; REAL-TIME EMBEDDED SYSTEMS; ROBOTIC CAPSULE; SOFT REAL-TIME APPLICATIONS; WIRELESS CONTROL; ZIG-BEE;

EMBEDDED SYSTEMS; ENDOSCOPY; ROBOTS;

ROBOTICS;

EID: 71649092073     PISSN: 09244247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sna.2009.03.036     Document Type: Article

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