1- https://doi.org/10.1299/jsmermd.2018.1p1-j02
Miniaturized Module Force Sensor Unit using a Fiber Optic Sensor
- Jan 1, 2018
- The Proceedings of JSME annual Conference on Robotics and Mechatronics (Robomec)
- Toshiki Nakatsuka +9 more
Abstract
Transsphenoidal surgery requires the surgeon to insert surgical instruments through the nasal cavity to the brain tissue and to perform fine manipulations. Introducing surgical robots into transsphenoidal surgery potentially provides various benefits such as reducing hand tremor and increasing precision, while the lack of haptic feedback remains as one of the main technical challenges. To overcome this issue, we introduce a miniaturized (3×2×0.5mm) force sensor that can be introduced into surgical robots. In this paper, we introduce the overview of the structure and its preliminary evaluations.
