Urology Research and Practice, 2019 Objective: Increased computational power and improved visualization hardware have generated more opportunities for virtual reality (VR) applications in healthcare.
Sherif Mehralivand +15 more
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Advanced Intelligent Systems, 2023 Magnetically manipulated interventional robotic systems offer outstanding advantages for improving vascular interventions, including minimizing radiation exposure to physicians and increasing the controllability of magnetic interventional devices in hard‐
Shixiong Fu +12 more
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Navigation of a magnetic micro-robot through a cerebral aneurysm phantom with magnetic particle imaging [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2021 AbstractCerebral aneurysms are potentially life threatening and nowadays treated by a catheter-guided coiling or by a neurosurgical clipping intervention. Here, we propose a helically shaped magnetic micro-robot, which can be steered by magnetic fields in an untethered manner and could be applied for a novel coiling procedure.
Anna C. Bakenecker +9 more
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Oceanic long-distance navigation: Do experienced migrants use the Earth's magnetic field? [PDF]
, 2001 Albatrosses and sea turtles are known to perform extremely long-distance journeys between disparate feeding areas and breeding sites located on small, isolated, oceanic islands or at specific coastal sites.
Åkesson, Susanne, +8 more
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A computer-assisted robotic platform for vascular procedures exploiting 3D US-based tracking
Computer Assisted Surgery, 2016 Background: Cardiovascular diseases are the first cause of death globally: an estimated 17.5 million people died in 2012. By combining the benefits of magnetic navigation and ultrasound (US) imaging, the authors proposed a robotic platform (i.e.
Marco Mura +7 more
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Efficient Navigation Based on the Landmark-Tree Map and the Zinf Algorithm Using an Omnidirectional Camera [PDF]
, 2013 Map based navigation is a crucial task for any mobile robot. On many platforms this problem is addressed by applying Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (SLAM) based on metric grid-maps.
Elmar Mair +9 more
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Robot Navigation in Dense Crowds: Statistical Models and Experimental Studies of Human Robot Cooperation [PDF]
, 2013 This thesis explores the problem of mobile robot navigation in dense human crowds. We begin by considering a fundamental impediment to classical motion planning algorithms called the freezing robot problem: once the environment surpasses a certain level
Trautman, Peter
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A Dynamic Localized Adjustable Force Field Method for Real-time Assistive Non-holonomic Mobile Robotics [PDF]
, 2015 Providing an assistive navigation system that augments rather than usurps user control of a powered wheelchair represents a significant technical challenge.
Howells, Gareth +3 more
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MagRobot:An Open Simulator for Magnetically Navigated Robots
CoRRMagnetic navigation systems, including magnetic tracking systems and magnetic actuation systems, have shown great potential for occlusion-free localization and remote control of intracorporeal medical devices and robots in minimally invasive medicine, such as capsule endoscopy and cardiovascular intervention.
Heng Wang +4 more
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Magnetic Maps of Indoor Environments for Precise Localization of Legged and Non-legged Locomotion [PDF]
, 2013 The magnetic field in indoor environments is rich in features and exceptionally easy to sense. In conjunction with any form of odometry, such as wheel- or IMUbased, a map of this field can be used to precisely localize a human or robot in indoor ...
Michael Lichtenstern +11 more
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