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New Trends in Medical and Service Robots

Assistive, Surgical and Educational Robotics

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  • © 2016

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Editors:
  1. Hannes Bleuler

    1. LSRO—Robotic Systems Laboratory, Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland

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  2. Mohamed Bouri

    1. Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland

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  3. Francesco Mondada

    1. Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland

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  4. Doina Pisla

    1. Research Center for Industrial Robots, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Cluj-Napoca, Romania

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  5. Aleksandar Rodic

    1. Robotics Laboratory, Mihailo Pupin Institute, Belgrade, Serbia

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  6. Patrick Helmer

    1. Force Dimension, Nyon, Switzerland

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  • Presents original contributions in the field of medical and service robots from the Third International Workshop on Medical and Service Robots
  • Treats innovative ideas on advanced control techniques in medical and service robots and exclusive contributions on assist devices for paraplegics, with a focus on human-robot interaction
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Mechanisms and Machine Science (Mechan. Machine Science, volume 38)

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Table of contents (20 papers)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-ix
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  2. Assistive and Rehabilitation Devices

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Study and Choice of Actuation for a Walking Assist Device

      • Y. Aoustin, C. Chevallereau, V. Arakalian
      Pages 3-12

    3. Design of a Hybrid Adaptive Support Device for FES Upper Limb Stroke Rehabilitation

      • Giuseppe Cannella, Dina S. Laila, Christopher T. Freeman
      Pages 13-22

    4. Motion Control Algorithm of Walking Assist Machine Using Crutches to Achieve Variable Gait Style and Step Length

      • D. Matsuura, R. Inose, Y. Takeda
      Pages 23-31

    5. On Developing Lightweight Robot-Arm of Anthropomorphic Characteristics

      • A. Rodić, B. Miloradović, S. Popić, Đ. Urukalo
      Pages 33-46

    6. Towards a Natural Interface for the Control of a Whole Arm Prosthesis

      • G. Gini, P. Belluco, F. Mutti, D. Rivela, A. Scannella
      Pages 47-59

    7. Design and Simulation of an Orthotic Device for Patients with Osteoarthritis

      • D. Tarnita, M. Catana, N. Dumitru, D. N. Tarnita
      Pages 61-77

    8. Kinematic and Dynamic Study Contributions on Human Jaw System

      • N. Dumitru, C. Copilusi, M. Ciortan
      Pages 79-91

    9. A Robotic Platform for Lower Limb Optical Motion Tracking in Open Space

      • A. Ortlieb, J. Olivier, M. Bouri, H. Bleuler
      Pages 93-105

  3. Surgical Robotics

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 107-107
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    2. Virtual Planning of Needle Guidance for a Parallel Robot Used in Brachytherapy

      • B. Gherman, T. Girbacia, D. Cocorean, C. Vaida, S. Butnariu, N. Plitea et al.
      Pages 109-120

    3. Sensory Subtraction via Cutaneous Feedback in Robot-Assisted Surgery

      • Leonardo Meli, Claudio Pacchierotti, Domenico Prattichizzo
      Pages 121-130

    4. Active Bending Electric Endoscope Using Shape Memory Alloy Wires

      • T. Kobayashi, T. Matsunaga, Y. Haga
      Pages 131-139

    5. Kinematic Analysis of Instruments for Minimally Invasive Robotic Surgery: Generalization of the Reference Task

      • B. Deutschmann, R. Konietschke, C. Ott
      Pages 141-152

    6. Third Arm Manipulation for Surgical Applications: An Experimental Study

      • E. Abdi, M. Bouri, S. Himidan, E. Burdet, H. Bleuler
      Pages 153-163

    7. Robotic Surgical Approach in Limited Access Anatomical Areas

      • N. Crisan, Iulia Pop, I. Coman
      Pages 165-177

  4. Educational and Service Robotics

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 179-179
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    2. Ranger, An Example of Integration of Robotics into the Home Ecosystem

      • Francesco Mondada, Julia Fink, Séverin Lemaignan, David Mansolino, Florian Wille, Karmen Franinović
      Pages 181-189

    3. Human-like Robot MARKO in the Rehabilitation of Children with Cerebral Palsy

      • B. Borovac, M. Gnjatović, S. Savić, M. Raković, M. Nikolić
      Pages 191-203
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About this book

Medical and Service Robotics integrate the most recent achievements in mechanics, mechatronics, computer science, haptic and teleoperation devices together with adaptive control algorithms.

The book  includes topics such as surgery robotics, assist devices, rehabilitation technology, surgical instrumentation and Brain-Machine Interface (BMI) as examples for medical robotics. Autonomous cleaning, tending, logistics, surveying and rescue robots, and elderly and healthcare robots are typical examples of topics from service robotics.

This is the Proceedings of the Third International Workshop on Medical and Service Robots, held in Lausanne, Switzerland in 2014. It presents an overview of current research directions and fields of interest. It is divided into three sections, namely 1) assistive and rehabilitation devices; 2) surgical robotics; and 3) educational and service robotics. Most contributions are strongly anchored on collaborations between technical and medical actors, engineers, surgeons and clinicians. Biomedical robotics and the rapidly growing service automation fields have clearly overtaken the “classical” industrial robotics and automatic control centered activity familiar to the older generation of roboticists.

Editors and Affiliations

  • LSRO—Robotic Systems Laboratory, Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland

    Hannes Bleuler

  • Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland

    Mohamed Bouri, Francesco Mondada

  • Research Center for Industrial Robots, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Cluj-Napoca, Romania

    Doina Pisla

  • Robotics Laboratory, Mihailo Pupin Institute, Belgrade, Serbia

    Aleksandar Rodic

  • Force Dimension, Nyon, Switzerland

    Patrick Helmer

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