AR Clinical Workspace Simulation for Robotic Arm Collision Avoidance
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Solution Overview
Problem
Surgical robotic systems face lengthy setup times and potential collisions between robotic arms during surgeries, which are not adequately addressed by current systems.
Innovation Solution
A computer-implemented method and system using an augmented reality headset to capture a real-world environment, generate a composite view by rendering virtual objects, and detect potential collisions, providing suggestions for optimal robotic arm placement and avoiding collisions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If traditional manual setup methods are used for robotic surgical systems, then flexibility in component placement is maintained, but setup time becomes lengthy and collision risks increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary simulation and collision detection before actual surgery setup. Virtual robotic arms are rendered in the operating room environment, and the system detects potential collisions between virtual arms and other equipment, allowing operators to adjust positions beforehand to avoid conflicts during actual procedures
Solution Approach 2:
The patent creates a virtual copy of the physical operating room environment and robotic arms through augmented reality overlays. The imaging device captures the real environment, and virtual representations are superimposed to simulate arm movements and detect collisions without physical interference, enabling safe pre-planning of setup configurations
2Productivity
If virtual simulation and collision detection are implemented, then setup efficiency and safety improve, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The augmented reality headset and imaging device serve multiple functions: capturing the operating room environment, rendering virtual robotic arms, detecting collisions, and providing guidance overlays. This multi-functionality consolidates what would otherwise require separate systems into a single integrated platform, managing complexity through functional consolidation
Solution Approach 2:
The virtual simulation layer acts as an intermediary between the physical setup process and the actual surgery. Instead of directly manipulating physical robotic arms in a complex environment, operators interact with simplified virtual representations that provide real-time collision feedback, mediating the complexity of physical coordination through a computational layer
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AI summary
A computer-implemented method for clinical workspace simulation includes capturing a real-world environment by an imaging device of an augmented reality headset and generating a composite view by rendering a first virtual object relative to a surgical table in the real-world environment. Captured real-world environment and the rendered first virtual object are combined in the composite view, which is displayed on a display of the augmented reality headset worn by a user.