Since the dawn of the new millennium, robotics has undergone a major transf- mation in scope and dimensions. This expansion has been brought about by the maturityofthe?eldandtheadvancesinitsrelatedtechnologies.Fromapred- inantly industrial focus, robotics has been rapidly expanding into the challenges of the human world. The new generation of robots is expected to safely and dependably cohabit with humans in homes, workplaces, and communities, p- viding support in services,entertainment,education, healthcare,manufacturing, and assistance. Beyond its impact on physical robots, the body of knowledge robotics has produced is revealing a much wider rangeof applications reaching across diverse research areas and scienti?c disciplines, such as: biomechanics, haptics, neu- sciences, virtual prototyping, animation, surgery, and sensor networks among others. In return, the challenges of the new emerging areas are proving an ab- dant source of stimulation and insights for the ?eld of robotics. It is indeed at the intersection of disciplines that the most striking advances happen.
The goal of the series of Springer Tracts in Advanced Robotics (STAR)isto bring, in a timely fashion, the latest advances and developments in robotics on thebasisoftheirsigni?canceandquality.Itisourhopethatthewiderdissemi- tion of research developments will stimulate more exchanges and collaborations among the research community and contribute to further advancement of this rapidly growing ?eld.
Rezensionen / Stimmen
From the reviews:
"This monograph is intended for researchers interested in medical robotics where images are used to guide a surgical device around anatomical obstacles to reach a clinical target or attain a clinical goal. Three key algorithmic problems are addressed, compensation for deformations that may occur when surgical devices contact soft tissue, uncertainty in the response of surgical devices to command actions, and path optimization to achieve the specific goal while minimizing negative side effects." (IEEE Control Systems Magazine, Vol. 30, April, 2010)
Reihe
Auflage
1st ed. Softcover of orig. ed. 2008
Sprache
Verlagsort
Verlagsgruppe
Zielgruppe
Für Beruf und Forschung
Research
Illustrationen
55
55 s/w Abbildungen
XVI, 156 p. 55 illus.
Maße
Höhe: 235 mm
Breite: 155 mm
Dicke: 10 mm
Gewicht
ISBN-13
978-3-642-08874-2 (9783642088742)
DOI
10.1007/978-3-540-69259-1
Schweitzer Klassifikation
Physically-Based Simulation of Soft Tissue Deformations.- Motion Planning in Deformable Soft Tissue with Applications to Needle Insertion.- Motion Planning in Deformable Soft Tissue with Obstacles with Applications to Needle Steering.- Motion Planning for Curvature-Constrained Mobile Robots with Applications to Needle Steering.- The Stochastic Motion Roadmap: A Sampling-Based Framework for Planning with Motion Uncertainty.- Motion Planning for Radiation Sources during High-Dose-Rate Brachytherapy.- Conclusion.
