Retinal vascular puncture surgery using micro-robots faces challenges,master-slave tracking accuracy is insufficient,puncture force is difficult to control. Secondary puncture risks are caused by sudden force drops. An adaptive position-force hybrid control method was proposed. A non-singular fast terminal sliding mode controller was designed. High-precision trajectory tracking was achieved during the vascular approach phase. An adaptive impedance control strategy was introduced. A radial basis function neural network was utilized. Uncertainties from soft tissue deformation were estimated and compensated online. Precise puncture force control was enabled. A smooth switching factor was incorporated. The control mode was adjusted dynamically. A puncture stop strategy was combined to prevent secondary puncture risks. Experimental validation was conducted on simulated eyeball models and ex vivo porcine eyes. A positional error of only 2.3 μm is achieved by the robotic system. The preset curve is tracked consistently by the puncture force. The system is halted immediately upon vessel rupture. The risk of tissue damage is significantly reduced. The challenges of force-position switching are resolved effectively,a reliable technical solution is provided for retinal vascular injection surgery.
ZHAI Yu-peng, BIAN Gui-bin, LI Zhen, YE Qiang.
Hybrid Force-position Control of Microsurgical Robot for Retinal Vascular Puncture[J].
Science Technology and Engineering, 2026, 26(7): 2686-2694 DOI:10.12404/j.issn.1671-1815.2502567
显微眼科机器人单臂可视为具有6个自由度的串联机构,其中前3个自由度实现XYZ方向的定位,后3个自由度则专注于远程运动中心(remote center of motion, RCM)机构的姿态调整。因此,在进行逆运动学计算时,只需重点考虑末端RCM机构,降低问题的复杂性并简化解题过程。定义滚转角为θ1、俯仰角为θ2,以及进给距离为d。如表1所示为机器人RCM自由度的D-H(Denavit-Hartenberg)参数。
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