Title
Degradation Modeling Analysis for Microrobots Flexure Hinges Using Intracorporeal Surgeries
Date Issued
01 January 2021
Access level
open access
Resource Type
conference paper
Author(s)
Pasaguayo L.
Masry Z.A.L.
AMAROB Technologies
Publisher(s)
Research Publishing, Singapore
Abstract
The new generation of instruments in the field of medical robotics aims to use devices that are less and less invasive for the patient. However, some of these microrobots are in underdevelopment and must undergo several tests in order to obtain the mandatory certifications to be used on patients. Indeed, one of the main tests to be validated is the accurate determination of their reliability and remaining useful life (RUL) in order to ensure optimal performance during the surgical procedure. This paper is focused on obtaining a degradation modeling for a microrobot dedicated to intracorporeal laser surgeries. For this purpose, simulated degradation data is collected from a four-bar complaint mechanism that fulfills the same behavior of a flexure hinge. For it, our work is based on the pillars of the Prognostics health and management (PHM). Knowing that a flexure hinge of the microrobot is a critical element and knowing that it is possible to have measures of the evolution of its performance and therefore of its degradation, we propose a data-driven degradation modeling by considering the normal life distribution in order to assess the reliability and the RUL. In conclusion, a data-driven model within the PHM study for lifetime estimation was presented.
Start page
1272
End page
1279
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Robótica, Control automático Ingeniería eléctrica, Ingeniería electrónica
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85135463613
ISBN of the container
9789811820168
Conference
Proceedings of the 31st European Safety and Reliability Conference, ESREL 2021
Sponsor(s)
This work has been supported by the Charles Defforey award of Nicolas Andreff and the EIPHI Graduate school (contract “ANR-17-EURE-0002”).
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