OBJECTIVE: Enable remote surgical procedures over long distances with time delay.
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Telementoring for the Battlefield
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Developed system to remotely mentor general surgeons to perform specialized procedures
- Developed architecture to manipulate control laser pointer remotely, manipulate video and perform telestration
- Evaluated effectiveness of mentoring tools on operating room scenarios
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Micro-gravity Experiments
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DC9 Micro-gravity Experiment |
- Developed variable gravity compensation algorithms to operate robotic surgical manipulator in microgravity and variable acceleration conditions
- Tested system in NASA microgravity DC9 aircraft
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Deployment of Robotic Manipulator for NASA-NEEMO 12
- Conducted second robotic surgery experiments in an extreme underwater environment for NASA
- Demonstrated autonomous ultrasound guided insertion of needle in vessel
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Deployment of Robotic Manipulator for NASA-NEEMO 9
- Conducted first robotic surgery experiments in an extreme underwater environment for NASA
- System was deployed in astronaut underwater training environment operated 3000 miles away with 2 second time delays
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Vision Tracking for Robotic Surgery
- Used SRI vision tracking technology adapted for surgical tools and body tissue recognition
- Enabled telemanipualtion systems to permit
- Operation with long time delays
- Operation in a dynamic environment
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R&D Divisions