[A novel miniature robotic endoscope design for intestinal inspection].
This paper makes a comparison between the traditional endoscope system and the active robotic endoscope system, discusses the human intestine-working conditions of the robotic endoscope system in detail and its design requirements. An active robotic endoscope system based on earthworn-locomotion principles is proposed here and besides, its structure and locomotion mechanism are analyzed. A new method of human intestinal intervention is brought out and it can prevent the robotic endoscope guided by a cone-shaped guide pipe from being jammed or damaged.
Chi
Dong-xiang
DX
Institute of Precise Engineering and Intelligent Microsystem, Shanghai Jiaotong University.
Yan
Guo-zheng
GZ
Lin
Liang-ming
LM
D032701:Biomimetics / Q000295:instrumentation; D020776:Endoscopes, Gastrointestinal; D016099:Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal / Q000379:methods*; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D007410:Intestinal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008904:Miniaturization; D012371:Robotics / Q000295:instrumentation