Evaluation of stiffness calculation for organ palpation device with electro-hydraulic transmission system based remote actuator

Kenji Ogawa, Kouhei Ohnishi

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Abstract

The purpose of this research is to realize the novel palpation method called 'organ palpation'. In conventional palpation method, the doctor knows the hardness of organ by his force sense. However, the organ palpation can get the quantitative hardness value by pushing the organ directly. In order to measure the hardness of organ directly, a remote actuator and an endoscope are utilized. In this paper, Electro-hydraulic transmission system (EHTS) based remote actuator is utilized for organ palpation. EHTS is one of the actuating systems using the fluid energy and mechanical energy. This actuator can transmit the position and force remotely without transmission loss. In order to confirm the efficacy of organ palpation device, the experiment assuming organ palpation is done. Through the experimental results, the environment stiffness calculation performance of EHTS based remote actuator is confirmed. In addition, the performance of EHTS based remote actuator is compared with 'flexible actuator'.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceeding - 2015 IEEE International Conference on Industrial Informatics, INDIN 2015
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages378-383
Number of pages6
ISBN (Print)9781479966493
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2015 Sept 28
Event13th International Conference on Industrial Informatics, INDIN 2015 - Cambridge, United Kingdom
Duration: 2015 Jul 222015 Jul 24

Other

Other13th International Conference on Industrial Informatics, INDIN 2015
Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
CityCambridge
Period15/7/2215/7/24

Keywords

  • Actuators
  • Biological systems
  • Force
  • Force measurement
  • Friction
  • Mathematical model
  • Propagation losses

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Computer Science Applications
  • Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
  • Instrumentation
  • Computer Networks and Communications
  • Control and Systems Engineering

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