Shape sensing techniques for continuum robots in minimally invasive surgery: A survey

C Shi, X Luo, P Qi, T Li, S Song… - IEEE Transactions …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Continuum robots provide inherent structural compliance with high dexterity to access the
surgical target sites along tortuous anatomical paths under constrained environments and …

Shape estimation and control of a soft continuum robot under external payloads

Q Zhao, J Lai, K Huang, X Hu… - IEEE/ASME Transactions …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Finding the shape of a continuum robot is a challenging task, especially in a constrained
environment where external sensors like cameras are unable to provide sufficient …

Robust control of continuum robots using Cosserat rod theory

AA Alqumsan, S Khoo, M Norton - Mechanism and Machine Theory, 2019 - Elsevier
In this paper we introduce the first robust control for continuum robots that are modelled by
Cosserat Rod theory. Constituted from deformable elastic backbones, continuum robots are …

Elasticity versus hyperelasticity considerations in quasistatic modeling of a soft finger-like robotic appendage for real-time position and force estimation

A Shiva, SMH Sadati, Y Noh, J Fraś, A Ataka… - Soft …, 2019 - liebertpub.com
Various methods based on hyperelastic assumptions have been developed to address the
mathematical complexities of modeling motion and deformation of continuum manipulators …

Multi-surface sliding mode control of continuum robots with mismatched uncertainties

A Abu Alqumsan, S Khoo, M Norton - Meccanica, 2019 - Springer
In this paper, we tackle the control problem of continuum robots with mismatched
uncertainties. Uncertainties that affect systems through any of their states and may not be …

Joint-space kinematic control of a bionic continuum manipulator in real-time by using hybrid approach

MK Mishra, AK Samantaray, G Chakraborty - IEEE Access, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Continuum manipulators are a type of robot used for delicate applications, including safe
human-robot interactions. Controlling these manipulators for an accurate trajectory …

Rod models in continuum and soft robot control: a review

C Alessi, C Agabiti, D Caradonna, C Laschi… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2024 - arxiv.org
Continuum and soft robots can positively impact diverse sectors, from biomedical
applications to marine and space exploration, thanks to their potential to adaptively interact …

Modeling and experimental analysis of a multi-rod parallel continuum robot using the Cosserat theory

M Ghafoori, AK Khalaji - Robotics and Autonomous Systems, 2020 - Elsevier
Parallel continuum robots get their compliance and compactness from continuum rods while
also having the stability and strength of parallel robots. Their potential to provide multi …

Dynamics modeling of a continuum robotic arm with a contact point in planar grasp

M Dehghani, SAA Moosavian - Journal of Robotics, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Grasping objects by continuum arms or fingers is a new field of interest in robotics.
Continuum manipulators have the advantages of high adaptation and compatibility with …

A feature selection method based on minimum redundancy maximum relevance for learning to rank

MB Shirzad, MR Keyvanpour - 2015 AI & Robotics (IRANOPEN …, 2015 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Learning to rank has considered as a promising approach for ranking in information
retrieval. In recent years feature selection for learning to rank introduced as a crucial issue …