A novel master–slave teleoperation robot system for diaphyseal fracture reduction: a preliminary study

Abstract

We developed a novel master–slave teleoperation robot system for diaphyseal fracture reduction. This paper details the mechanical design and the control system as a preliminary study. The fracture reduction accuracy and the performance of the control system are experimentally tested. The mean error in the axial and lateral displacements was below 3 mm; the mean side angle and inward turn errors were below 4°. As a preliminary study, the feasibility of the novel master–slave teleoperation robot system for diaphyseal fracture reduction is verified. The robot system fulfills the reduction requirements in accuracy and operating performance.

Keywords:

• Master–slave teleoperation
• teleoperation
• fracture reduction robot

Disclosure statement

The authors report no conflicts of interest. The authors alone are responsible for the content and writing of this article.

Funding

This work was supported by the National Hi-Tech Research and Development Program of China (‘863’ Project) (grant No. 2012AA041604 and 2015AA0400614); Natural Science Foundation of China (grant No. 61333019); Open Fund of State Key laboratory of Robotics and System (grant No. SKLRS-2013-MS-09); Scientific Research Business Fund (grant No. YWF-14-JXXY-001), National Science and Technology Major Project of the Ministry of Science and Technology of China (grant No. 2014ZX04013011).