Hybrid robotic platform for skull surgery

Hybrid robotic platform for skull surgery

This thesis documents the design and development of a prototype hybrid parallel serial manipulator that will maneuver the Hexapod to an optimum position for the surgery. This is to fully utilize the Hexapod’s accurate but limited workspace. The dissertation starts of with a general introduction to s...

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Main Author: Yap, Carl.
Other Authors: School of Mechanical and Production Engineering
Format: Theses and Dissertations
Published: 2008
Subjects:
DRNTU::Engineering::Mechanical engineering::Surgical assistive technology
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10356/6140
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Institution: Nanyang Technological University
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Summary:This thesis documents the design and development of a prototype hybrid parallel serial manipulator that will maneuver the Hexapod to an optimum position for the surgery. This is to fully utilize the Hexapod’s accurate but limited workspace. The dissertation starts of with a general introduction to skull based surgery as well as stating the problems faced by surgeons.

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