让柔韧手术机器人精准导航,减少组织损伤
Shape-Aware Whole-Body Control for Continuum Robots with Application in Endoluminal Surgical Robotics
- 结合物理模型与神经网络,实时估算机器人形状
- 仿真和实机测试均实现毫米级精度,减少碰壁
- 适合需要高安全性的内镜手术,也适用于狭窄空间操作
本文提出一种面向腱驱动连续体机器人的形状感知全身控制框架,直接应用于内腔手术导航。内腔手术如支气管镜检查需在曲折、患者特异的解剖结构中精确安全导航,传统仅控制末端的方法常导致壁面接触、组织损伤或无法到达远端目标。为此,本方法通过增强型神经微分方程融合物理引导的骨干模型与残差学习,实现高精度形状估计与高效雅可比计算。基于采样的模型预测路径积分(MPPI)控制器利用该表征,联合优化末端跟踪、主干贴合与障碍物避让,在执行约束下实现最优控制。任务管理器支持在远程操作中实时调整目标,如保持壁面距离或加速推进。大量仿真表明,该方法在轨迹跟踪、动态避障和形状约束到达等场景中均达到毫米级精度。真实机器人在支气管镜模拟器上的实验验证了其有效性:相比仅用操纵杆控制和现有基线,具有更高的腔道跟随精度、更少的壁面接触及更强的适应性。结果表明,该框架可显著提升微创内腔手术的安全性、可靠性与操作效率,亦可推广至其他受限且高安全要求环境。
原文摘要 · Abstract (English)
This paper presents a shape-aware whole-body control framework for tendon-driven continuum robots with direct application to endoluminal surgical navigation. Endoluminal procedures, such as bronchoscopy, demand precise and safe navigation through tortuous, patient-specific anatomy where conventional tip-only control often leads to wall contact, tissue trauma, or failure to reach distal targets. To address these challenges, our approach combines a physics-informed backbone model with residual learning through an Augmented Neural ODE, enabling accurate shape estimation and efficient Jacobian computation. A sampling-based Model Predictive Path Integral (MPPI) controller leverages this representation to jointly optimize tip tracking, backbone conformance, and obstacle avoidance under actuation constraints. A task manager further enhances adaptability by allowing real-time adjustment of objectives, such as wall clearance or direct advancement, during tele-operation. Extensive simulation studies demonstrate millimeter-level accuracy across diverse scenarios, including trajectory tracking, dynamic obstacle avoidance, and shape-constrained reaching. Real-robot experiments on a bronchoscopy phantom validate the framework, showing improved lumen-following accuracy, reduced wall contacts, and enhanced adaptability compared to joystick-only navigation and existing baselines. These results highlight the potential of the proposed framework to increase safety, reliability, and operator efficiency in minimally invasive endoluminal surgery, with broader applicability to other confined and safety-critical environments.
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