Wireless steering mechanism with magnetic actuation for an endoscopic capsule

Proceedings of the 31st Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society: Engineering the Future of Biomedicine, EMBC 2009

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 1204-1207

  Menciassi, A ^a   Valdastri, P ^a   Quaglia, C ^a   Buselli, E ^a   Dario, P ^a  

^a SCUOLA SUPERIORE SANT ANNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENDOSCOPY; MAGNETS; PERMANENT MAGNETS;

DEVELOPMENT AND TESTING; ELECTRO-MAGNETIC MOTORS; ELECTROMAGNETIC COILS; ENDOSCOPIC CAPSULE; MECHANICAL COMPONENTS; STATIC MAGNETIC FIELDS; STEERING MECHANISMS; SYSTEM SCALABILITY;

MAGNETISM;

EID: 77950966825     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/IEMBS.2009.5332426     Document Type: Conference Paper

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