Force sensing is an important component for a number of surgical procedures as it can help to prevent undesirable damage to the tissue and at the same time provides the surgeons with a better “feel” of the tool-tissue interaction. However, most of the current commercially available multi-DOF force sensors are relatively large in size and it is a challenge to incorporate them into the surgical tool. Hence, a multi-DOF miniature force sensor is desired and this paper presents the design and development of a miniature 2-DOF force sensor. In order to achieve a miniature force sensor, microfabrication technique is used and the proposed force sensor is a capacitive-based sensor. The proposed force sensor can be used in a number of percutaneous procedures as well as catheter-based procedures. This paper presents the design and microfabrication process of the proposed miniature force sensor.
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ASME 2011 Dynamic Systems and Control Conference and Bath/ASME Symposium on Fluid Power and Motion Control
October 31–November 2, 2011
Arlington, Virginia, USA
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- Dynamic Systems and Control Division
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978-0-7918-5476-1
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Design and Development of a 2-DOF Miniature Force Sensor for Surgical Procedures
U-Xuan Tan,
U-Xuan Tan
University of Maryland, College Park, MD
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Jaydev P. Desai
Jaydev P. Desai
University of Maryland, College Park, MD
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U-Xuan Tan
University of Maryland, College Park, MD
Jaydev P. Desai
University of Maryland, College Park, MD
Paper No:
DSCC2011-6027, pp. 459-462; 4 pages
Published Online:
May 5, 2012
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Tan, U, & Desai, JP. "Design and Development of a 2-DOF Miniature Force Sensor for Surgical Procedures." Proceedings of the ASME 2011 Dynamic Systems and Control Conference and Bath/ASME Symposium on Fluid Power and Motion Control. ASME 2011 Dynamic Systems and Control Conference and Bath/ASME Symposium on Fluid Power and Motion Control, Volume 2. Arlington, Virginia, USA. October 31–November 2, 2011. pp. 459-462. ASME. https://doi.org/10.1115/DSCC2011-6027
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