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Motion Control Developer's Kit Awarded to the University of Western Ontario
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Added: 05/19/2007
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Motion Control Developer's Kit Awarded to the University of Western Ontario
- Performance Motion Devices has
selected The University of Western Ontario as the latest recipient of
the iBot award. The objective of the winning project, Design of an Open
Architecture Controller for the ZEUS Master-Slave Surgical Robotic
System, is to develop a system that allows insertion of radioactive
seeds into cancerous tumors in the lung by incorporating minimally
invasive robotic technology, image guidance, and intra-operative
navigation. The applicant will receive PMD's Developer's Kit for the
Magellan MC58420.
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After a thorough investigation of the
existing technologies, we found that the Magellan series of motion
control ICs from PMD best suited our application. The availability of
the Magellan Developer's Kit meant faster development time and a high
performance control system.
Typically, open surgery requires
relatively large invasive incisions to patients, which can contribute
to complications, trauma, longer recovery times, lengthy
hospitalization times, and higher costs. In a minimally invasive
approach, long slender surgical tools (laparoscopic instruments) are
used to perform surgery through smaller incisions in the patient's
body, leading to shorter recovery times and less trauma. The research
being conducted at Canadian Surgical Technologies and Advanced
Robotics, which is affiliated with The University of Western Ontario
and Lawson Health Research Institute, could provide an alternative for
patients deemed unfit for surgery or other treatment regimens.
The Magellan DK58420 will be used to
implement a new controller for the robotic system. This new system will
allow better control over the movements of the robots, resulting in
improved accuracy. The DK58420 was selected to provide high-speed servo
loop rate, PID control loop, and analog/digital inputs and outputs on a
single card.
Harman Bassan, Project Representative
comments "After a thorough investigation of the existing technologies,
we found that the Magellan series of motion control ICs from PMD best
suited our application. The availability of the Magellan Developer's
Kit meant faster development time and a high performance control
system."
PMD's iBot, Motion Control for Higher
Education program was launched in May 2006 to recognize innovative
motion control applications, and support research and development in
the academic field. Through iBot, PMD awards students, researchers,
academic groups, and nonprofit organizations with motion control
hardware specific to their application in an effort to facilitate a
fuller understanding of motion and motor control. |
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