Orthoroby robotic system for orthopedic surgery

Bone cutting is extensively used in straightening bone deformities, extending bone length, artificial joint implants applications, and removal of bone regions inflicted on by tumors, infections, and other similar agents. It is important to accomplish the bone cutting operation with minimal error and with least damage to the surrounding tissues. Recent research in orthopedic surgery indicates that robotic systems can improve the precision and accuracy of the surgery by minimizing the error and damage to the surrounding tissues. In this thesis, an orthopedic robotic system called OrthoRoby and an intelligent control architecture that will be used to control OrthoRoby is developed. A user interface is integrated into the OrthoRoby system. Real-time experiments have been performed on a bone model to evaluate the efficiency of the OrthoRoby.