6-Axis Hybrid Sensing and Estimation of Tip Forces/Torques on a Hyper-Redundant Robotic Surgical Instrument

Nural Yilmaz, Merve Bazman, Alaa Alassi, Berke Gur, Ugur Tumerdem

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Abstract

In this paper a hybrid method for estimation of 6 degree-of-freedom (DOF) laparoscopic instrument tip force/torques in robotic-assisted minimally invasive surgery systems is proposed. The method is implemented on an in-house developed hyper-redundant (11-DOF) surgical robotic forceps prototype. This surgical robot is composed of two modules with a 7-DOF Kuka IIWA manipulator for performing 4-DOF Remote Centre of Motion (RCM) about the trocar and an articulated 4-DOF parallel wrist/gripper mechanism attached to the distal end of the Kuka robot for intra-corporeal manipulation. The hybrid sensor-based/sensorless method fuses torque estimates from the parallel wrist mechanism with measurements from a force sensor attached between the wrist base and the Kuka tool frame. With this approach it is possible to obtain force/torque estimates on all Cartesian axes (x, y, z, yaw, pitch, roll) of the forceps tip. The prototype is one of the first systems designed for robotic surgery that can achieve accurate force estimation on all 6 axes of the instrument tip. Experiment validation results with a force sensor verify the efficacy of the proposed method.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2019 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, IROS 2019
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages2990-2997
Number of pages8
ISBN (Electronic)9781728140049
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Nov 2019
Event2019 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, IROS 2019 - Macau, China
Duration: 3 Nov 20198 Nov 2019

Publication series

NameIEEE International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems
ISSN (Print)2153-0858
ISSN (Electronic)2153-0866

Conference

Conference2019 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, IROS 2019
Country/TerritoryChina
CityMacau
Period3/11/198/11/19

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