Magnetically actuated continuum medical robots: A review

Z Yang, H Yang, Y Cao, Y Cui… - Advanced intelligent …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The magnetic field has unique advantages in manipulating miniature robots working inside
the human body, such as high transparency to biological tissue and good controllability for …

Multimode control of a parallel-mobile-coil system for adaptable large-workspace microrobotic actuation

L Yang, M Zhang, Z Yang… - IEEE/ASME Transactions …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Recent studies on magnetic microrobotics for biomedical applications have resulted in
varieties of magnetic actuation systems. However, the simultaneous actuation and tracking …

Analysis and design of a uniform magnetic field coil with a magnetic shield based on an improved analytical model

Y Jin, L Li, D Pan, K Song, S Lou… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this article, a uniform magnetic field coil with a magnetic shield is presented and designed
to cancel the geomagnetic field and the surrounding magnetic noises. First, an analytical …

Magnetic navigation system utilizing a closed magnetic circuit to maximize magnetic field and a mapping method to precisely control magnetic field in real time

J Nam, W Lee, E Jung, G Jang - IEEE Transactions on Industrial …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We propose a novel closed-circuit magnetic navigation system (CMNS), which utilizes eight
electromagnets connected by back yokes to maximize a magnetic field. We first show the …

Integrated locomotion and deformation of a magnetic soft robot: Modeling, control, and experiments

F Kong, Y Zhu, C Yang, H Jin, J Zhao… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Magnetic robots have shown great potential in small-scale applications due to their wireless
control mode. However, the existing efforts only deal with solid magnetic materials that could …

Steering, tunneling, and stent delivery of a multifunctional magnetic catheter robot to treat occlusive vascular disease

W Lee, J Nam, J Kim, E Jung, N Kim… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A multifunctional magnetic catheter robot (MCR) is proposed in this article to treat occlusive
vascular disease by generating steering, tunneling, and stent delivery motions. Using …

Design, fabrication, and testing of a novel ferrofluid soft capsule robot

D Hua, X Liu, H Lu, S Sun, MA Sotelo… - … ASME Transactions on …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This article proposes a ferrofluid soft capsule robot (FSCR) with magnetic actuation for
diagnostic and therapeutic medical applications inside the human stomach. A composite …

Magnetic helical robot for targeted drug-delivery in tubular environments

J Nam, W Lee, J Kim, G Jang - IEEE/ASME Transactions on …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We propose a novel magnetic helical robot (HR) that can helically navigate, release a drug
to a target area, and generate a mechanical drilling motion to unclog tubular structures of the …

Dynamic event-triggered fixed-time consensus control and its applications to magnetic map construction

J Chai, Q Lu, X Tao, D Peng… - IEEE/CAA Journal of …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This article deals with the consensus problem of multi-agent systems by developing a fixed-
time consensus control approach with a dynamic event-triggered rule. First, a new fixedtime …

Rapid manufacturing of micro-drilling devices using FFF-type 3D printing technology

S Park, B Ko, H Lee, H So - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
Micro-drilling devices with different blade shapes were fabricated with a rapid and facile
manufacturing process using three-dimensional (3D) printing technology. The 3D-printed …