@inproceedings{b577e8466053493f9d2bb424f2d4f949,
title = "A laser sintered miniature gear hub for a surgical robot and the maximum torque it can transmit",
abstract = "Our goal is to develop a surgical robot for minimally invasive surgery using selective laser sintering (SLS) of the polyamide PA2200. To drive the robot, we need a reliable interface to attach digital servomotors. Therefore we designed and fabricated a gear hub for a digital servomotor with a maximum torque of 24 Ncm. In an experiment we investigated the maximum torque the laser sintered gear hub can transmit with an error probability of 0.05%. The results show that such a gear hub is suitable for the application in the field of surgical robotics. In this paper we also present a simplified geometrical description for the construction of the gear hub and two minimally invasive interventions, which are in the focus of our research project.",
keywords = "PA2200, gear hub, selective laser sintering, surgical robot, torque",
author = "Traeger, {Mattias F.} and Roppenecker, {Daniel B.} and Lueth, {Tim C.}",
year = "2012",
doi = "10.1109/ROBIO.2012.6491110",
language = "English",
isbn = "9781467321273",
series = "2012 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics, ROBIO 2012 - Conference Digest",
pages = "1062--1067",
booktitle = "2012 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics, ROBIO 2012 - Conference Digest",
note = "2012 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics, ROBIO 2012 ; Conference date: 11-12-2012 Through 14-12-2012",
}