Author:
Konishi Satoshi,Kakehi Yugo,Hori Yuto
Abstract
AbstractPalpation is widely used as the initial medical diagnosis. Integration of micro tactile sensors and artificial muscles enables a soft microfinger for active touch sensing using its bending actuation. Active touch sensing by pushing-in motion of microfinger enables to evaluate stiffness distribution on an elastic object. Due to its compactness, the microfinger can enter a narrow space, such as gastrointestinal and abdominal spaces in a body. However, a microfinger can only touch and sense limited points. We aim at efficient method for searching a stiffness singular part in an elastic object by the directional touch sensing of a microfinger. This study presents a microfinger for active touch sensing using bending and push-in actuation and proposes an algorithm utilizing directivity in touch sensing by a microfinger for efficient localization of the stiffness singular part in an object. A gelatin block structure with a small rigid ball was prepared and touch sensed by the microfinger. Consequently, the position of the buried rigid ball could be efficiently identified based on the proposed algorithm. This result implies that the proposed method has potential applications in endoscopic medical diagnosis, particularly in identifying tumor positions.
Funder
Ritsumeikan Global Innovation Research Organization, Ritsumeikan University
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
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