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

• 主要作者: Liu, Jiajun
• 其他作者: Phee Soo Jay, Louis
• 格式: Thesis-Doctor of Philosophy
• 語言: English
• 出版: Nanyang Technological University 2023
• 主題: Engineering::Mechanical engineering::Surgical assistive technology
• 在線閱讀: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/166614

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...