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Structural Engineering and Mechanics Volume 57, Number 5, March10 2016 , pages 809-821 DOI: https://doi.org/10.12989/sem.2016.57.5.809 |
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Finite element modeling of concentric-tube continuum robots |
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Changyeob Baek, Kyungho Yoon and Do-Nyun Kim
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| Abstract | ||
| Concentric-tube continuum robots have formed an active field of research in robotics because of their manipulative exquisiteness essential to facilitate delicate surgical procedures. A set of concentric tubes with designed initial curvatures comprises a robot whose workspace can be controlled by relative translations and rotations of the tubes. Kinematic models have been widely used to predict the movement of the robot, but they are incapable of describing its time-dependent hysteretic behaviors accurately particularly when snapping occurs. To overcome this limitation, here we present a finite element modeling approach to investigating the dynamics of concentric-tube continuum robots. In our model, each tube is discretized using MITC shell elements and its transient responses are computed implicitly using the Bathe time integration method. Inter-tube contacts, the key actuation mechanism of this robot, are modeled using the constraint function method with contact damping to capture the hysteresis in robot trajectories. Performance of the proposed method is demonstrated by analyzing three specifications of two-tube robots including the one exhibiting snapping phenomena while the method can be applied to multiple-tube robots as well. | ||
| Key Words | ||
| concentric-tube continuum robot; finite element; hysteresis; contact | ||
| Address | ||
| Changyeob Baek and Do-Nyun Kim: Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Seoul National University, Gwanak-ro 1, Gwanak-gu, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea Kyungho Yoon: Institute of Advanced Machines and Design, Seoul National University, Gwanak-ro 1, Gwanak-gu, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea | ||