Biomimetic tactile sensing capsule

Pipe, Tony; Winstone, Benjamin; Pipe, Anthony G.; Melhuish, Chris; Dogramadzi, Sanja; Callaway, Mark

Abstract

© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015. Here we present a tactile sensing capsule endoscopy system. Whilst current capsule endoscopy utilises cameras to diagnose lesions on the surface of the gastrointestinal tract lumen, this proposal uses remote palpation to stimulate a bio-inspired tactile sensing surface that deforms under the impression of hard raised objects. This provides the capability to characterise tissue density and lesions more deeply than the lumen surface.

Citation

Pipe, T., Winstone, B., Pipe, A. G., Melhuish, C., Dogramadzi, S., & Callaway, M. (2015). Biomimetic tactile sensing capsule. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-22979-9_12

• Acceptance Date: Mar 1, 2015
• Publication Date: Jan 1, 2015
• Journal: Biomimetic and Biohybrid Systems
• Publisher: Springer Verlag
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Pages: 113-122
• Book Title: Biomimetic and Biohybrid Systems
• ISBN: 9783319229782
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-22979-9_12
• Keywords: biomimetic, tactile, sensing, capsule
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/831609
• Publisher URL: http://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007%2F978-3-319-22979-9_12