Design and evaluation of a foot-controlled robotic system for endoscopic surgery

• Main Authors: Huang, Yanpei, Lai, Wenjie, Cao, Lin, Burdet, Etienne, Phee, Soo Jay
• Other Authors: School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2021
• Subjects: Engineering::Computer science and engineering; Surgical Robot; Foot Control
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/147770
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

In traditional endoscopic surgery, the surgeon manipulating the endoscopic instruments is supported by an assistant controlling the endoscope, where their coordination may be affected by communication errors. To address this issue, we introduce a foot interface controlled robotic endoscopic system,...