Introduce students to the fundamental principles of medical robotics. Mastering the fundamental knowledge of programming medical robots. Understanding the concepts of computer-guided surgery.

Student responsibilities:

Class attendance. Seminar paper.

Grading and evaluation of student work over the course of instruction and at a final exam:

Seminar and presentation (50%), independent assignments (50%).

Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to (learning outcomes):

1 . Analyze and compare kinematic models of medical robots

2 . Explain the concepts of computer-guided surgery

3 . Explain the challenges of developing algorithms that support the use of robots in medicine

4 . Connect interdisciplinary knowledge in the field of computing, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, and medical sciences for the purpose of the development and application of medical robots

5 . Apply mathematical procedures and algorithms for localization procedures for medical robots

6 . Apply the acquired knowledge for the production, development, and analysis of computer-guided medical procedures

Lectures

1. Introduction to medical robotics: basic concepts, definitions, historical development

2. Kinematics of medical robots

3. Teleoperated robots and hybrid-controlled robots

4. Robotics - Health, rehabilitation, and prosthetics

5. Design and development of medical robots in accordance with applicable standards and standards

6. Methods and algorithms to improve the accuracy of medical robots

7. Computer-guided surgery

8. Processing of medical images and methods for localizing features of interest

9. Relative and absolute localization of robots in the operating room

10. Spatial registration of the patient

11. Algorithms for control of medical robots. Robotic trajectory planning algorithms.

12. Simulation of a robotic surgery

13. Case study - performing robotic stereotactic neurosurgical surgery

14. Concept, development, and application of the robotic ultra-sound system

15. Microrobotics in medicine. Trends and perspectives of medical robot development.

Exercises

1. Demonstration of the operation of the robotic neuronavigation system, familiarization with equipment and computer programs.

2. Kinematic robot analysis.

3. Workspace analysis of the medical robot.

4. Designing mobile robotic platforms.

5. Designing robotic tools for application in surgery.

6. Basic programming of medical robots.

7. Basic programming of medical robots.

8. Calibration of robotic tools.

9. Programming robotic hybrid force controller.

10. Planning of a computer-guided operation.

11. Vision-guided operation, feature recognition algorithms.

12. Robot-navigated surgery.

13. Robotic surgery simulation.

14. Demonstration of medical navigation procedures.

15. Surgery demonstration of the robotic neuronavigation system in the operating room.

Compulsory literature:

1. Medical Robotics. , A. Schweikard and F. Ernst, , Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2015., 2015, p. 0-0

2. Springer Handbook of Robotics, B. Siciliano and O. Khatib, Eds., Springer International Publishing, 2016., 2016, p. 0-0

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