Lambda Fixator: A Novel Robotic System in Orthopedics


AKÇALI İ. D., AYDIN A., AVŞAR E., MUTLU H.

The 4th International Conference on Control, Robotics and Cybernetics, Tokyo, Japonya, 27 - 30 Eylül 2019, ss.65-69 identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Bildiri / Tam Metin Bildiri
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1109/crc.2019.00022
  • Basıldığı Şehir: Tokyo
  • Basıldığı Ülke: Japonya
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.65-69
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: fixator, orthopedics, inverse kinematics, direct kinematics, singularity, x-ray
  • Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

External fixators are robotic structures commonly utilized in area of orthopedics. However, there are some limitations of the traditional fixators such as risk of encountering a singular position and bone fragments being blocked by the rods of the system in the x-ray images. In this work, a novel external fixator system addressing the issues related with the traditional fixators is introduced. The proposed system is named as.-fixator because of the connecting elements resembling the Greek letter.. Inverse kinematics and direct kinematics of the proposed system are explained. Besides, various connection possibilities allowing a flexible usage opportunity are presented. The validation of the system has been performed via four experiments each of which contains a manufactured physical model, computer simulation, and independent software models.