MQP - PRiSM Pneumatic Stepping Motor
Project report can be found here:
http://www.wpi.edu/Pubs/E-project/Available/E-project-010512-185427/
Abstract
Modern medicine promotes the design and creation of innovative ideas. The goal of this project is to further the research in MRI compatible actuators. The proposed actuator design, known as the PRiSM, uses directed pneumatic pressure to generate rotational motion. To confirm the validity of this idea, multiple tests were designed and conducted. These tests showed that, at 60psi, the PRiSM can operate open-loop with an angular velocity of 7deg/s, while exerting a torque of 435N/mm. Optimized conditions yielded an overall maximum angular velocity of 178deg/s and an overall maximum torque of 747N/mm.
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Students Involved
- Greg Overton
- Grant McDonald
- Kellen Pastore
Project Supervisors
- MRI Compatible Robotics
- Surgical Robotics
- Augmented Reality Procedural Guidance
- Assistive Robotics
- Robots in Education
- Undergraduate Research Projects
- Perceptions of Robots in Surgery
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- Force Sensing and Haptic Feedback for Robotic Surgery
- Autism Robot
- Robotic Telesurgery System
- Hierarchical Swarm Robots
- Robot Modeling and Controller Development
- Surgical Robot Manipulator Arm
- Pneumatic Stepping Motor
- Exoskeleton Assitive Glove
- Stent Design for Percutaneous Cardiac Valve Placement
- GOAT Telepresence Robot
- Assistive Orthotic Elbow Brace
- Autism Robot Architecture
- Augmented Reality Robot-Assisted Rehabilitation
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- Indoor Navigation and Manipulation using a Segway RMP Platform
- PhleBot: The Robotic Phebotomist
- Smart Socket: Soft Robotic Prosthetic Socket
- Humanoid Robot for Autism Therapy
- Augmented Reality Robot-Assisted Rehabilitation
- DAPS2: Dynamically Adjustable Prosthetic Socket
- Fiber Sensor: Optical Force Sensor for Surgical Interventions
- Mobile Assistant: Mobile Guidance and Assistance Robot for Medical Environments
- MQP - More info coming soon
- Past Research