Shape sensing in slender medical continuum robot (SMCR) with piezoresistive fiber bandage (PFB). (IMAGE)

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Shape sensing in slender medical continuum robot (SMCR) with piezoresistive fiber bandage (PFB).

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(A) Shape sensing of SMCR enabled by measuring PFB voltage in combination with a neural network. (B) Surgical scenario of SMCR includes rhinoscopy, bronchoscopy, and gastroenterostomy. (C) Schematic of CNT dispersion colloid preparation, PFB fabrication, and installation process.

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Haojian Lu, Department of Control Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University.

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