title: Robotic endoscope motor module and gearing design.
abstract: Actuation of a robotic endoscope with increased torque output is presented. This paper will specifically focus on the motor module section of a robotic endoscope, which comprises of a pair of motors and gear reduction assemblies. The results for the endoscope and biopsy tool stiffness, as well as the stall force and force versus speed characteristics of the motor module assembly are shown. The scope stiffness was found to be 0.006 N/degree and additional stiffness of the biopsy tools were found to be in the range of 0.09 to 0.13 N/degree. Calculations for worm gearing and efficiency are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Mechanical Engineering at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA. jilliano@mit.edu
authors.forename: Jillian M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Oliveira
authors.forename: Yi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Ian W
authors.initials: IW
authors.lastname: Hunter
mesh_terms: D001706:Biopsy; D019723:Endoscopes; D004867:Equipment Design; D012371:Robotics / Q000295:instrumentation*