Advanced Robotics and Control

该提案涉及创新 * 医疗机器人和其他机电一体化系统的设计和实施。该研究是多学科的 *，涉及与临床医生，医学成像专家和行业 * 合作伙伴的合作。总体目标是使基于机器人的医疗程序 * 更高效、更安全、更具成本效益。主要重点是三个领域的创新：（a）基于一类称为同心管机器人的连续机器人的技术;（B）用于外科培训和技能评估的自主系统;（c）基于机器人的中风后运动障碍康复。这项研究将导致医疗保健和工程领域的重要进展，具有巨大的商业化潜力。

This proposal is concerned with the design and implementation of innovative *medical robotic and other mechatronic systems. The research is multidisciplinary *and involves collaboration with clinicians, medical imaging experts and industry *partners. The overarching objective is to make medical robotics-based procedures *more efficient, safer and cost-effective. The primary focus is on innovations in three *areas: (a) technology based on a class of continuum robots called concentric-tube *robots; (b) autonomous systems for surgical training and skills assessment; and (c) *robotics-based rehabilitation for post-stroke movement impairment. The research will *lead to important advances in healthcare and engineering with significant *commercialization potential.