TY  - JOUR
AB  - Purpose– The purpose of this paper is to present a methodology for medical robot kinematics design developed using a knowledge‐management approach.Design/methodology/approach– A classification of medical robots is proposed based on their kinematic characteristics and 76 robot specifications were collected in a catalogue. Then, having drawn a generic specifications sheet, rules were proposed to choose a structure from these specifications.Findings– Findings are situated at several levels: the catalogue, the classification of robots with respect to their kinematic characteristics, a generic and specific specifications sheet, and an organigram to choose the most relevant structure from the specifications.Research limitations/implications– This structural synthesis represents a preliminary step in the design of medical robots which will be completed by an additional dimensional synthesis.Originality/value– This work offers a new methodology for medical robots design distinct from what is usually done for medical or industrial robots design using intuition, expertise and non‐formal knowledge.
VL  - 35
IS  - 4
SN  - 0143-991X
DO  - 10.1108/01439910810876418
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/01439910810876418
AU  - Smith‐Guerin Natalie
AU  - Nouaille Laurence
AU  - Vieyres Pierre
AU  - Poisson Gerard
ED  - Jocelyne Troccaz
PY  - 2008
Y1  - 2008/01/01
TI  - A medical robot kinematics design approach based on knowledge management
T2  - Industrial Robot: An International Journal
PB  - Emerald Group Publishing Limited
SP  - 316
EP  - 323
Y2  - 2024/04/19
ER  -