Robotic microsurgery: intra-operative measurement, modelling and micromanipulation control

This research studies fundamental issues in robotic microsurgery. It aims to establish dynamic intraoperative measurement and modelling together with the development and intelligent control of robotic micromanipulation instruments for microsurgery. This is a novel multi-disciplinary research focusing on intraoperative measurement of tissue properties for modelling of soft tissue behaviours. The project is also innovative as it develops new concepts of synergistically fusing dynamic measurements of tissue properties, soft tissue modelling and micromanipulation for automatic planning and precise control of robotic microsurgical tasks. The project will establish new knowledge, methodologies and instrumentations for robotic microsurgery.