Verb Surgical Inc.

H Tutkun Sen

Alireza Hariri

Apoorv Shrivastava

Haoran Yu

Renbin Zhou

For a scalable filtering infrastructure, a library of filters each usable at different control rates is provided by defining filters in a continuous time mode despite eventual use for digital filtering. For implementation, a filter is selected and discretized for the desired control rate. The discretized filter is then deployed as a discrete time realization for convolution. In a distributed system with multiple control rates, the library may be used to more rapidly and conveniently generate the desired filters.

Scalable filtering infrastructure for variable control rates in a distributed system such as a surgical robotic system

For control of a surgical instrument in a surgical robotic system, multiple actuators establish a static pretension by actuating in opposition to each other in torque control. The static pretension reduces or removes the compliance and elasticity, reducing the backlash width. To drive the tool, the actuators are then moved in cooperation with each other in position mode control so that the movement maintains the static pretension while providing precise control.

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H Tutkun Sen