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Area of Science:

  • Medical simulation
  • Robotics and control systems
  • Biomedical engineering

Background:

  • Virtual reality (VR) training for minimally invasive vascular interventions relies on accurate force feedback transmitted via flexible guide wires.
  • Flexible guide wire deformation introduces disturbances, compromising the fidelity of VR surgical training.
  • Existing methods struggle to effectively mitigate these disturbances, impacting training realism.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To suppress the effects of flexible guide wire deformation on force feedback in VR surgical training.
  • To assess the control performance of a sliding mode control (SMC) strategy with a delayed-output observer.
  • To determine the optimal guide wire length for enhanced force feedback control.

Main Methods:

  • Implementation of a sliding mode control (SMC) strategy coupled with a delayed-output observer.
  • Systematic assessment of control performance under varying lengths of the guide wire between the actuator and the operating point.
  • Analysis of force feedback fidelity and disturbance suppression.

Main Results:

  • The proposed SMC strategy effectively suppresses disturbances caused by flexible guide wire deformation.
  • Control performance was validated across different guide wire lengths.
  • An optimal guide wire length was identified to maximize force feedback control effectiveness.

Conclusions:

  • The sliding mode control strategy with a delayed-output observer significantly improves force feedback fidelity in VR vascular intervention training.
  • The findings provide a method to enhance the realism and effectiveness of surgical simulations.
  • Identifying the optimal guide wire length is crucial for maximizing the benefits of this control strategy.