Enabling multiple robotic functions in an endoscopic capsule for the entire gastrointestinal tract exploration

ESSCIRC 2010 - 36th European Solid State Circuits Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 386-389

  Alonso, O ^a   Canals, J ^a   Freixas, L ^a   Samitier, J ^a   Dieguez A ^a   Vatteroni, M ^b   Susilo, E ^b   Cavallotti, C ^b   Valdastri, P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b SCUOLA SUPERIORE SANT ANNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE FUNCTION; BLDC MOTORS; CAPSULE SIZE; COMPLETE SYSTEM; CONTROL PURPOSE; ELECTRONIC ELEMENTS; ENDOSCOPIC CAPSULE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; LIQUID LENS; SENSORS AND ACTUATORS; SYSTEM-ON-CHIP; VISION CAPABILITY;

APPLICATION SPECIFIC INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; DRUG DELIVERY; ELECTRIC POWER SUPPLIES TO APPARATUS; ENDOSCOPY; INTEGRATION; PROGRAMMABLE LOGIC CONTROLLERS; ROBOTS; WALKING AIDS;

ROBOTICS;

EID: 78650328984     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ESSCIRC.2010.5619724     Document Type: Conference Paper

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