A novel model for insertion of a flexible rod into a three-dimensional channel

• Main Author: Liu, Jiajun
• Other Authors: Phee Soo Jay, Louis
• Format: Thesis-Doctor of Philosophy
• Language: English
• Published: Nanyang Technological University 2023
• Subjects: Engineering::Mechanical engineering::Surgical assistive technology
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/166614
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Many medical procedures, like colonoscopy and catheterization, have to insert medical instruments into the lumen, which can be generalized as inserting an elastic rod into a curved channel. A model accurately representing the insertion process would significantly benefit the structural design and co...