TY - GEN
T1 - Teleoperation of a surgical robot via airborne wireless radio and transatlantic internet links
AU - Lum, Mitchell J.H.
AU - Friedman, Diana C.W.
AU - King, Hawkeye H.I.
AU - Donlin, Regina
AU - Sankaranarayanan, Ganesh
AU - Broderick, Timoty J.
AU - Sinanan, Mika N.
AU - Rosen, Jacob
AU - Hannaford, Blake
PY - 2008
Y1 - 2008
N2 - Robotic assisted surgery generates the possibility of remote operation between surgeon and patient. We need better understanding of the engineering issues involved in operating a surgical robot in remote locations and through novel communication links between surgeon and surgery site. This paper describes two recent experiments in which we tested the RAVEN, a new prototype surgical robot manipulation system, in field and laboratory conditions. In the first experiment, the RAVEN was deployed in a pasture and ran on generator power. Telecommunication with the surgical control station was provided by a novel airborne radio link supported by an unmanned aerial vehicle. In the second experiment, the RAVEN was teleoperated via Internet between Imperial College in London and the BioRobotics Lab at the University of Washington in Seattle. Data are reported on surgeon completion times for basic tasks and on network latency experience. The results are a small step towards teleoperated surgical robots which can be rapidly deployed in emergency situations in the field.
AB - Robotic assisted surgery generates the possibility of remote operation between surgeon and patient. We need better understanding of the engineering issues involved in operating a surgical robot in remote locations and through novel communication links between surgeon and surgery site. This paper describes two recent experiments in which we tested the RAVEN, a new prototype surgical robot manipulation system, in field and laboratory conditions. In the first experiment, the RAVEN was deployed in a pasture and ran on generator power. Telecommunication with the surgical control station was provided by a novel airborne radio link supported by an unmanned aerial vehicle. In the second experiment, the RAVEN was teleoperated via Internet between Imperial College in London and the BioRobotics Lab at the University of Washington in Seattle. Data are reported on surgeon completion times for basic tasks and on network latency experience. The results are a small step towards teleoperated surgical robots which can be rapidly deployed in emergency situations in the field.
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U2 - 10.1007/978-3-540-75404-6_29
DO - 10.1007/978-3-540-75404-6_29
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:49249088609
SN - 9783540754039
T3 - Springer Tracts in Advanced Robotics
SP - 305
EP - 314
BT - Field and Service Robotics
A2 - Laugier, Christian
A2 - Siegwart, Roland
ER -