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Zhijie Huan¹, Weicheng Ma¹, Jiamin Wang¹

¹School of Electrical Engineering and Automation, Xiamen University of Technology, Xiamen, China.

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Summary

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Researchers developed intelligent micro-robots for navigating blood vessels, improving drug delivery and clot removal. This navigation system enhances micro-robot efficiency in complex vascular environments.

Keywords:

A* algorithm micro-robot movement path optimization safe distance analysis skeleton-extraction

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Area of Science:

Biomedical Engineering
Robotics
Medical Imaging

Background:

Micro-robot manipulation in blood vessels is crucial for advanced medical procedures like targeted drug delivery and thrombus removal.
Current methods face limitations that intelligent navigation systems can potentially overcome.

Purpose of the Study:

To enhance the intelligence and efficiency of micro-robots navigating within blood vessels.
To develop a robust path-planning system for micro-robot movement in intricate vascular networks.

Main Methods:

Vascular skeleton extraction from images for precise path planning.
Application of the A* algorithm for optimal route determination, ensuring safe distances from vessel walls.
Utilization of the gradient descent algorithm to refine and smooth the planned micro-robot trajectories.

Main Results:

Simulations demonstrated the effectiveness of the proposed skeleton-extraction-based A* algorithm for path planning.
The gradient descent algorithm successfully smoothed the planned paths, ensuring safe and efficient micro-robot movement.
The integrated approach significantly improved the predicted efficiency of micro-robot manipulation in simulated blood vessels.

Conclusions:

The developed intelligent navigation system enhances micro-robot capabilities for in-vivo medical applications.
This approach offers a promising solution for overcoming challenges in precise micro-robot control within the vascular system.
Further research and development could lead to advanced clinical applications in minimally invasive procedures.