Simultaneous direct relative measurement and calculated positions of equipment bases
AssigneeAsensus Surgical US, Inc.
InventorsKevin Hufford, Lior Alpert
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Abstract
A system and method fort determining the relative positions of robotic manipulators makes use of a camera positioned in an operating room so as to capture images or portions of first and second robotic manipulators that are positioned outside a patient body cavity. The camera captures images of first and second robotic manipulators, the images are analyzed in real time to determine a relative distance between the first robotic manipulator and the second robotic manipulator. The system determines whether the relative distance is below a predetermined threshold, and, if it is, initiates a collision avoidance measure.
Claims5
A method of determining the relative positions of robotic manipulators, comprising:
- capturing images of a first robotic manipulator and a second robotic manipulator using at least one camera positioned on at least one of the first robotic manipulator and the second robotic manipulator;
- analyzing the images to determine a relative distance between the first robotic manipulator and the second robotic manipulator, and
- if the relative distance is below a predetermined threshold, initiating a collision avoidance measure.
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