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Motion Control for Continuum Robots: A Mini Review for Model-Free and Hybrid-Model Control

  • Xi'an Jiaotong University

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Abstract

Continuum robots with soft, deformable and multi-degree-of-freedom features can adapt to complex environments and perform tasks flexibly, therefore, gradually reflecting important application values in minimally invasive surgery, deep cavity exploration and other fields. To enable continuum robots to perform tasks dexterously and adaptively in complex environments, their motion control is crucial. Traditional model-based control methods require accurate system modelling, have high environmental and structural requirements, and face real-time and computational complexity challenges. With the continuous development of robotics, model-free control and hybrid-model control have become two important approaches to solve the motion control problems of continuum robots. This review systematically summarizes the current status of research on model-free and hybrid-model control for continuum robots in recent years, and discusses in depth the advantages and disadvantages as well as the challenges of the various methods, so as to provide guidance for the coming followers, and to promote the further development and application of continuum robots.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationIntelligent Robotics and Applications - 17th International Conference, ICIRA 2024, Proceedings
EditorsXuguang Lan, Xuesong Mei, Caigui Jiang, Fei Zhao, Zhiqiang Tian
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Pages372-391
Number of pages20
ISBN (Print)9789819607792
DOIs
StatePublished - 2025
Event17th International Conference on Intelligent Robotics and Applications, ICIRA 2024 - Xi'an, China
Duration: 31 Jul 20242 Aug 2024

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume15207 LNAI
ISSN (Print)0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)1611-3349

Conference

Conference17th International Conference on Intelligent Robotics and Applications, ICIRA 2024
Country/TerritoryChina
CityXi'an
Period31/07/242/08/24

Keywords

  • Continuum robot
  • Hybrid-model control
  • Model-free control

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