磁微机器人在模拟心跳流中实现精准自主导航
Robust Autonomous Control of a Magnetic Millirobot in In Vitro Cardiac Flow
- 融合视觉定位与滑模控制,实时补偿脉动流干扰
- 脉动流下误差比传统方法降低37%,稳定保持在2毫米内
- 适合心脏靶向给药等微创治疗场景
无缆磁性微机器人有望用于微创心脏治疗,但在脉动血流中实现可靠自主控制仍具挑战。本文提出一种基于视觉的控制框架,实现在体外心脏模型中生理条件下的精准导航。系统集成基于UNet的定位、A*路径规划,以及针对多线圈电磁驱动设计的滑模控制器-扰动观测器(SMC-DOB)。虽阻力通过稳态CFD仿真估算,但控制器在闭环运行中可补偿瞬时脉动干扰。静态流中RMSE达0.49毫米,优于PID与MPC基准;中度脉动流(峰值7厘米/秒,黏度20厘泊)下,RMSE降低37%,峰值误差减少2.4倍;在高脉动流(峰值10厘米/秒,20厘泊)及低黏度(4.3厘泊,峰值7厘米/秒)条件下,仍保持RMSE低于2毫米(0.27个体长),而基线控制器出现不稳定或追踪失败。结果表明该系统可在时变心脏流干扰下实现鲁棒闭环控制,支持自主微机器人靶向给药的可行性。
原文摘要 · Abstract (English)
Untethered magnetic millirobots offer significant potential for minimally invasive cardiac therapies; however, achieving reliable autonomous control in pulsatile cardiac flow remains challenging. This work presents a vision-guided control framework enabling precise autonomous navigation of a magnetic millirobot in an in vitro heart phantom under physiologically relevant flow conditions. The system integrates UNet-based localization, A* path planning, and a sliding mode controller with a disturbance observer (SMC-DOB) designed for multi-coil electromagnetic actuation. Although drag forces are estimated using steady-state CFD simulations, the controller compensates for transient pulsatile disturbances during closed-loop operation. In static fluid, the SMC-DOB achieved sub-millimeter accuracy (root-mean-square error, RMSE = 0.49 mm), outperforming PID and MPC baselines. Under moderate pulsatile flow (7 cm/s peak, 20 cP), it reduced RMSE by 37% and peak error by 2.4$\times$ compared to PID. It further maintained RMSE below 2 mm (0.27 body lengths) under elevated pulsatile flow (10 cm/s peak, 20 cP) and under low-viscosity conditions (4.3 cP, 7 cm/s peak), where baseline controllers exhibited unstable or failed tracking. These results demonstrate robust closed-loop magnetic control under time-varying cardiac flow disturbances and support the feasibility of autonomous millirobot navigation for targeted drug delivery.
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