A Fully Steerable Flexible Curved-drilling Robot (SFCR) for Surgical Interventions

This research presents a A Fully Steerable Flexible Curved-drilling Robot (SFCR) for Surgical Interventions which is capable of being steered and directed to perform 3D curved-drilling path. This design includs two subsystem: Steerable Flexible Curved−drilling Robot and Actuation System (to generate two linear motion (insertion) and two rotational motion). The steering of the Steerable Flexible Curved−drilling Robot is accomplished by flexing the inner flexible shaft using the inner tube with translational and rotational motion.

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