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Gravity compensation of a 2R1T mechanism with remote center of motion for minimally invasive transnasal surgery applications

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 May 2022

Ataol Behram Aldanmaz ,
Orhan Ayit Open the ORCID record for Orhan Ayit [Opens in a new window] ,
Gökhan Kiper Open the ORCID record for Gökhan Kiper [Opens in a new window]  and
Mehmet İsmet Can Dede Open the ORCID record for Mehmet İsmet Can Dede [Opens in a new window]
Ataol Behram Aldanmaz
Affiliation:
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Izmir Institute of Technology, 35430 Izmir, Turkey
Orhan Ayit
Affiliation:
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Izmir Institute of Technology, 35430 Izmir, Turkey
Gökhan Kiper*
Affiliation:
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Izmir Institute of Technology, 35430 Izmir, Turkey
Mehmet İsmet Can Dede
Affiliation:
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Izmir Institute of Technology, 35430 Izmir, Turkey
*
*Corresponding author. E-mail: gokhankiper@iyte.edu.tr
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Abstract

This work addresses the gravity balancing of a 2R1T (2 rotations – 1 translation) mechanism with remote center of motion. A previously developed balancing solution is modified and applied to a prototype, and test results are presented. The mechanism is an endoscope holder for minimally invasive transnasal pituitary gland surgery. In this surgery, the endoscope is inserted through a nostril of the patient through a natural path to the pituitary gland. During the surgery, it is vital for the manipulator to be statically balanced so that in case of a motor failure, the patient is protected against any harmful motion of the endoscope. Additionally, static balancing takes the gravitational load from the actuators and hence facilitates the control of the mechanism. The mechanism is a 2URRR-URR type parallel manipulator with three legs. The payload mass is distributed to the legs on the sides. By using counter-masses for two links of each leg, the center of mass of each leg is lumped on the proximal link which simplifies the problem of balancing of a two degree-of-freedom inverted pendulum. The two proximal links with the lumped mass are statically balanced via springs. Dynamic simulations indicate that when the mechanism is statically balanced, generated actuator torques are reduced by 93.5%. Finally, the balancing solution is implemented on the prototype of the manipulator. The tests indicate that the manipulator is statically balanced within its task space when the actuators are disconnected. When the actuators are connected, the torque requirements decrease by about 37.8% with balancing.

Keywords

static balancinggravity compensationsurgical robotsparallel manipulatorsremote center of motion
Type
Research Article
Information
Robotica , Volume 41 , Issue 3 , March 2023 , pp. 807 - 820
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© The Author(s), 2022. Published by Cambridge University Press

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