Magnetic-based motion control of a helical robot using two synchronized rotating dipole fields

Mahmoud E. Alshafeei, Abdelrahman Hosney, Anke Klingner, Sarthak Misra, Islam S.M. Khalil

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Abstract

This work addresses the magnetic-based control of a helical robot and the mitigation of the magnetic forces on its dipole moment during radial steering using rotating permanent magnets. A magnetic system with two synchronized permanent magnets that rotate quasistatically is used to move the helical robot (length and diameter of 12.5 mm and 4 mm, respectively). We experimentally demonstrate that using two synchronized permanent magnets for radial steering of a helical robot achieves higher motion stability, as opposed to propulsion using single rotating dipole field. The two synchronized dipole fields decrease the lateral oscillation (average peak-to-peak amplitude) of the helical robot by 37%, compared to the radial steering using a single dipole field at angular velocity of 31 rad/s. We also show that driving the helical robot using two synchronized rotating magnets achieves average swimming speed of 2.1 mm/s, whereas the single rotating dipole field achieves average swimming speed of 0.4 mm/s at angular velocity of 31 rad/s for the rotating permanent magnets. The proposed configuration of the helical propulsion allows us to decrease the magnetic forces that could cause tissue damage or potential trauma for in vivo applications.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2014 5th IEEE RAS and EMBS International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics, BioRob 2014
EditorsRaffaella Carloni, Lorenzo Masia, Jose Maria Sabater-Navarro, Marko Ackermann, Sunil Agrawal, Arash Ajoudani, Panagiotis Artemiadis, Matteo Bianchi, Antonio Padilha Lanari Bo, Maura Casadio, Kevin Cleary, Ashish Deshpande, Domenico Formica, Matteo Fumagalli, Nicolas Garcia-Aracil, Sasha Blue Godfrey, Islam S.M. Khalil, Olivier Lambercy, Rui C. V. Loureiro, Leonardo Mattos, Victor Munoz, Hyung-Soon Park, Luis Eduardo Rodriguez Cheu, Roque Saltaren, Adriano A. G. Siqueira, Valentina Squeri, Arno H.A. Stienen, Nikolaos Tsagarakis, Herman Van der Kooij, Bram Vanderborght, Nicola Vitiello, Jose Zariffa, Loredana Zollo
PublisherIEEE
Pages151-156
Number of pages6
ISBN (Electronic)9781479931262
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 30 Sept 2014
Event5th IEEE RAS & EMBS Interantional Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics, BioRob 2014 - Palacio das Convenções Anhembi, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Duration: 12 Aug 201415 Aug 2014
Conference number: 5

Publication series

NameProceedings of the IEEE RAS and EMBS International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics
ISSN (Print)2155-1774

Conference

Conference5th IEEE RAS & EMBS Interantional Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics, BioRob 2014
Abbreviated titleBioRob
Country/TerritoryBrazil
CitySao Paulo
Period12/08/1415/08/14

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