Design optimisation of a biologically inspired multi-part probe for soft tissue surgery

IFMBE Proceedings

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 307-310

  Frasson, Luca ^a   Reina, S ^a   Davies, B L ^a,b   Rodriguez Y Baena, F ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b ISTITUTO ITALIANO DI TECNOLOGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biomimetics; Buckling; Interlocking mechanism; Robotic neurosurgery; Steerable probe

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; BIOMIMETICS; BUCKLING; ENDOSCOPY; MEDICAL IMAGING; NEUROSURGERY; PROBES;

BIOLOGICALLY INSPIRED; CROSSSECTIONAL GEOMETRY; DESIGN OPTIMISATION; INTERLOCKING MECHANISMS; MATERIAL STIFFNESS; PARAMETRIC -ANALYSIS; ROBOTIC NEUROSURGERIES; THEORETICAL FOUNDATIONS;

MEDICAL PHYSICS;

EID: 77949383306     PISSN: 16800737     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-03906-5_84     Document Type: Conference Paper

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