Project description Cognitive Systems and RoboticsActive Constraints Technologies in Neurosurgery for Ill-defined or Volatile EnvironmentsThe ACTIVE project exploits ICT and other engineering methods and technologies for the design and development of an integrated redundant robotic platform for neurosurgery. A light and agile redundant robotic cell with 20 degrees-of-freedom (DoFs) and an advanced processing unit for pre- and intra-operative control will operate both autonomously and cooperatively with surgical staff on the brain, a loosely structured environment. Show the project objective Hide the project objective The ACTIVE project exploits ICT and other engineering methods and technologies for the design and development of an integrated redundant robotic platform for neurosurgery. A light and agile redundant robotic cell with 20 degrees-of-freedom (DoFs) and an advanced processing unit for pre- and intra-operative control will operate both autonomously and cooperatively with surgical staff on the brain, a loosely structured environment. As the patient will not be considered rigidly fixed to the operating table and/or to the robot, the system will push the boundaries of the state of the art in the fields of robotics and control for the accuracy and bandwidth required by the challenging and complex surgical scenario.Two cooperating robots will interact with the brain that will deform for the tool contact, blood pressure, breathing and deliquoration. Human factors are considered by allowing easy interaction with the users through a novel haptic interface for tele-manipulation and by a collaborative control mode ("hands-on"). Force and video feedback signals will be provided to surgeons. Active constraints will limit and direct tool tip position, force and speed preventing damage to eloquent areas, defined on realistic tissue models updated on-the-field through sensors information. The active constraints will be updated (displaced) in real time in response to the feedback from tool-tissue interactions and any additional constraints arising from a complex shared workspace. The overarching control architecture of ACTIVE will negotiate the requirements and references of the two slave robots.The operative room represents the epitome of a dynamic and unstructured volatile environment, crowded with people and instruments. The workspace will thus be monitored by environmental cameras, and machine learning techniques will be used for the safe workspace sharing. Decisions about collision avoidance and downgrading to a safe state will be taken autonomously, the movement of the head of the patient will be filtered by a bespoke active head frame, while fast and unpredictable patient motion will be compensated by a real-time cooperative control system. Cognitive skills will help to identify the target location in the brain and constrain robotic motions by means of on-field observations. Fields of science engineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectronic engineeringcontrol systemsengineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectronic engineeringsensorsoptical sensorsengineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectronic engineeringroboticsnatural sciencescomputer and information sciencesartificial intelligencemachine learningsocial sciencespsychologyergonomics Programme(s) FP7-ICT - Specific Programme "Cooperation": Information and communication technologies Topic(s) ICT-2009.2.1 - Cognitive Systems and Robotics Call for proposal FP7-ICT-2009-6 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme CP - Collaborative project (generic) Coordinator Contact Giancarlo Ferrigno Prof. Coordinator POLITECNICO DI MILANO Address Piazza leonardo da vinci 32 20133 Milano Italy See on map Region Nord-Ovest Lombardia Milano Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Fabio Conti (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window EU contribution No data Participants (18) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all Force Dimension s.a.r.l. Switzerland EU contribution € 420 000,00 Address Route saint cergue 295 1260 Nyon See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Patrick Helmer (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Other funding No data DEUTSCHES FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM FUR KUNSTLICHE INTELLIGENZ GMBH Germany EU contribution € 380 000,00 Address Trippstadter strasse 122 67663 Kaiserslautern See on map Region Rheinland-Pfalz Rheinhessen-Pfalz Kaiserslautern, Kreisfreie Stadt Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Walter Olthoff (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Other funding No data TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAET MUENCHEN Germany EU contribution € 361 000,00 Address Arcisstrasse 21 80333 Muenchen See on map Region Bayern Oberbayern München, Kreisfreie Stadt Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Ulrike Ronchetti (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Other funding No data KUKA DEUTSCHLAND GMBH Participation ended Germany EU contribution € 0,00 Address Zugspitzstrasse 140 86165 Augsburg See on map Region Bayern Schwaben Augsburg, Kreisfreie Stadt Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Rainer Bischoff (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Other funding No data KUKA Laboratories GmbH Germany EU contribution € 0,00 Address Zugspitzstrasse 140 86165 Augsburg See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Verena Hörmann (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Other funding No data KARLSRUHER INSTITUT FUER TECHNOLOGIE Germany EU contribution € 587 000,00 Address Kaiserstrasse 12 76131 Karlsruhe See on map Region Baden-Württemberg Karlsruhe Karlsruhe, Stadtkreis Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Heinz Woern (Prof.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Other funding No data Renishaw (Ireland) Ltd Ireland EU contribution € 66 000,00 Address Swords business park GL128JR Dublin See on map Region Ireland Eastern and Midland Dublin Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Mathew Stratton (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Other funding No data THE FOUNDATION FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT AND HEALTH SERVICES NEXT TO THE MEDICAL CENTER TEL AVIV Israel EU contribution € 244 000,00 Address Weizmann street 6 64239 Tel aviv See on map Administrative Contact Michal Roll (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Other funding No data TECHNION - 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