arXiv:2411.19545cs.RO2024-11被引 9

让超声机器人读懂医生意图,主动配合或避让,更安全高效。

A Unified Interaction Control Framework for Safe Robotic Ultrasound Scanning with Human-Intention-Aware Compliance

  • 根据交互意图自动调节刚性,区分主动引导与意外碰撞。
  • 意外碰撞时在零空间保持柔顺,减少对扫描任务影响。
  • 统一框架支持平滑切换,适合临床协同超声场景。

超声扫描机器人在频繁人机交互的环境中运行。现有控制方法通常只针对特定交互情境,或通过硬切换控制器应对不同情况,导致安全性和效率降低。本文提出一种统一的交互控制框架,可处理所有常见交互,区分人类有意与无意的交互,并相应调整柔顺性。当交互为有意时(如医生握住机器人主动引导末端执行器),机器人会暂停或调制当前主要任务;当识别出无意交互时,能提前在零空间规避潜在碰撞。即使发生碰撞,机器人也能在零空间中变得柔顺,通过运动学和动力学手段最小化对扫描任务的影响。该框架将多种情形整合为统一控制器,实现平滑过渡,有效应对各类交互。实验验证了其在协同颈动脉超声扫描任务中应对有意干预与无意碰撞的能力。

原文摘要 · Abstract (English)

The ultrasound scanning robot operates in environments where frequent human-robot interactions occur. Most existing control methods for ultrasound scanning address only one specific interaction situation or implement hard switches between controllers for different situations, which compromises both safety and efficiency. In this paper, we propose a unified interaction control framework for ultrasound scanning robots capable of handling all common interactions, distinguishing both human-intended and unintended types, and adapting with appropriate compliance. Specifically, the robot suspends or modulates its ongoing main task if the interaction is intended, e.g., when the doctor grasps the robot to lead the end effector actively. Furthermore, it can identify unintended interactions and avoid potential collision in the null space beforehand. Even if that collision has happened, it can become compliant with the collision in the null space and try to reduce its impact on the main task (where the scan is ongoing) kinematically and dynamically. The multiple situations are integrated into a unified controller with a smooth transition to deal with the interactions by exhibiting human-intention-aware compliance. Experimental results validate the framework's ability to cope with all common interactions including intended intervention and unintended collision in a collaborative carotid artery ultrasound scanning task.

机器人超声人机协作

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