CRA337 Medical Robotics Syllabus:
CRA337 Medical Robotics Syllabus – Anna University Regulation 2021
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
1. Identify and describe different types of medical robots and their potential applications.
2. Know basic concepts in kinematics, Dynamics, and control relevant to Medical Robotics.
3. Develop the Analytical and Experimental skills necessary to Design and Implement robotic assistance for both minimally invasive surgery and Image guided interventions.
4. Be familiar with the state of the art in applied medical robotics and medical robotics research.
5. Understand the various roles that robotics can play in healthcare.
UNIT – I INTRODUCTION
Types of medical robots – Navigation – Motion Replication – Imaging – Rehabilitation and Prosthetics – Stateof art of robotics in the field of healthcare-DICOM
UNIT – II LOCALIZATION AND TRACKING
Position sensors requirements – Tracking – Mechanical linkages – Optical – Sound based – Electromagnetic – Impedance-based – In-bore MRI tracking-Video matching – Fiber optic tracking systems – Hybrid systems.
UNIT – III DESIGN OF MEDICAL ROBOTS
Characterization of gestures to the design of robots – Design methodologies – Technological choices – Security.
UNIT – IV SURGICAL ROBOTICS
Minimally invasive surgery and robotic integration – surgical robotic sub systems – synergistic control – Control Modes – Radiosurgery – Orthopedic Surgery – Urologic Surgery and Robotic Imaging -Cardiac Surgery – Neurosurgery – case studies
UNIT – V ROBOTS IN REHABILITATION AND MEDICAL CARE
Rehabilitation for Limbs – Brain-Machine Interfaces – Steerable Needles – Assistive robots – Robots in Physiotherapy – case studies
TOTAL: 45 PERIODS
COURSE OUTCOMES
Upon successful completion of the course, students should be able to:
CO 1: Identify various medical robots and their potential applications.
CO 2: Recognize the position tracking and hybrid systems.
CO 3: Apply Robotics and its concepts in Medical field
CO 4: Simulate a MIS procedure and be aware of the state of art in surgical and oncology robotics.
CO 5: Design a medical robotic system given the specific requirements for Rehabilitation and Medical care.
TEXT BOOKS:
1. Achim Ernst FlorisSchweikard, “Medical Robotics”, Springer, 2016.
2. Paula Gomes, “Medical robotics Minimally invasive surgery”, Wood head, 2013.
REFERENCES:
1. Jaydev P Desai, Rajni V Patel, Antoine Ferreira; Sunil Kumar Agrawal, “The Encyclopedia of Medical Robotics”, World Scientific Publishing Co. Pvt. Ltd, 2019.
2. JocelyneTroccaz , “Medical Robotics”, John Wiley & Sons Incorporated, 2013.
3. VanjaBonzovic , “Medical Robotics”, I-tech Education publishing, Austria, 2008.
4. FaridGharagozloo “Robotic Surgery”, Springer, 2022.