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ArticleJournal of mechanisms and robotics2015

Design and Analysis of a Novel Articulated Drive Mechanism for Multifunctional NOTES Robot.

Tao Shen, Carl A Nelson, Kevin Warburton, Dmitry Oleynikov

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Article in Journal of mechanisms and robotics, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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2.3field-weighted citation impact, top 12% of its field
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3 citing papers in PubMed, 19 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Tao ShenDepartment of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, University of Nebraska-Lincoln , W342 Nebraska Hall , Lincoln, NE 68588-0526 e-mail:  Shentao20100429@gmail.com.
Carl A NelsonMem. ASME Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, University of Nebraska-Lincoln , W342 Nebraska Hall , Lincoln, NE 68588-0526 e-mail:  cnelson5@unl.edu.
Kevin WarburtonDepartment of Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering, Boise State University , 1910 University Drive, ENGR 201C , Boise, ID 83725-2085 e-mail:  kevinwarburton@u.boisestate.edu.
Dmitry OleynikovDepartment of Surgery, University of Nebraska Medical Center , 985126 Nebraska Medical Center , Omaha, NE 68198-5126 e-mail:  doleynik@unmc.edu.
University of Nebraska–Lincoln · USBoise State University · USUniversity of Nebraska Medical Center · US

Funding

Multifunction Robotic Tools for Natural Orifice and Single Incision SurgeryR21EB015017 · NIBIB · UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN · PI NELSON, CARL A · 2013 to 2014
$389k
NIBIB NIH HHS R21 EB015017
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This paper presents a novel articulated drive mechanism (ADM) for a multifunctional natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery (NOTES) robotic manipulator. It consists mainly of three major components including a snakelike linkage, motor housing, and an arm connector. The ADM can articulate into complex shapes for improved access to surgical targets. A connector provides an efficient and convenient modularity for insertion and removal of the robot. Four DC motors guide eight cables to steer the robot. The workspace, cable displacement and force transmission relationships are derived. Experimental results give preliminary validation of the feasibility and capability of the ADM system.

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articulated drive mechanismcable displacementmultifunctional robotNOTES

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PMID25821556
PMCPMC4345415
OpenAlexW2137039803

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