Medical Robotics 1 (4 ECTS)
Overview
Description:
This course will cover:
- Introduction to Medical Robotics – State of the Art
- Design of Surgical Robots – Operational Safety
- Motion Generation and Control
- Force-Based Control in Medical and Surgical Robotics
This course includes hands-on exercises designed to help students better understand the course concepts.
Objectives:
The objective of this course is to provide students with an introduction to the field of surgical robotics. The goal is to enable students to understand the needs expressed by clinicians and to illustrate, through several examples, the process that led to the design and development of robots used in surgical procedures. Several design elements and control architectures will be discussed, with an emphasis on the need to ensure the safety of both the patient and the medical team.
Hourly volumes:
Lectures: 16.5 hours
Tutorials:
Lab: 24 hours
Fieldwork: 0 hours
Required prerequisites:
A bachelor's degree in science or health sciences.
Recommended prerequisites:
All is well
More information
Knowledge Assessment:
Continuous Integral Control (CCI)
Course Outline:
This course will cover the following topics:
- Introduction to Medical Robotics – State of the Art
- Design of Surgical Robots – Operational Safety
- Motion Generation and Control
- Force-Based Control in Medical and Surgical Robotics
This course includes hands-on exercises designed to help students better understand the course concepts.
Contacts
Director: Salih Abdelaziz (salih.abdelaziz@umontpellier.fr), Emmanuel Le Clézio (
) Administrative contact(s): Claudie Fabry