1st Edition

Robotics and Automation in Healthcare Advanced Applications

    314 Pages 9 Color & 127 B/W Illustrations
    by Apple Academic Press

    The recent pandemic has forced researchers to adapt technologies such as robotics and AI in the healthcare field. This book, Robotics and Automation in Healthcare: Advanced Applications, explores these new technologies by focusing on important issues related to the employment of robotics and automation in healthcare, such as in medical diagnosis, treatment, and surgery.

    The volume reviews wireless charging of implantable pacemakers, considers smart bot design for library building of medical colleges, and discusses strain distribution in biomechanical systems. Other topics included in the book are medical imaging, drone technology, 3D printing, and image processing techniques. The application and importance of actuators in medical devices, especially during surgery, is discussed, as are wearable devices for pre-identification of seizure development. The volume also looks at a decision support system for detection of suitable robots and early detection of diseases with the support of image processing techniques. The application of nano-robots in healthcare is also explored.

    Providing advanced information and insight into robotics, wearable devices, and applications of image processing in healthcare field, this volume will be helpful to those in communications and electronics engineering as well as those at the forefront of smart technology in healthcare.

    1. Wireless Charging of Implantable Pacemaker: Design, Analysis, and Comparison of GaN Rectifier Circuits

    Punithavathi Duraiswamy

    2. Building Smart Bot Design for Library Assistance

    S. Valai Ganesh, V. Suresh, S. Godwin Barnabas, and S. Rajakarunakaran

    3. Evaluating the Biomechanical Effects of Titanium Dental Implants of Different Sizes on Strain Distribution Using the Strain Gauge Method

    Duraisamy Velmurugan, Thangavel Yuvaraj, and Rajendran Selvapriya

    4. Depth Estimation Using Stereo Medical Imaging

    Ketki P. Kshirsagar and Rajeshree A. Shinde (Rokade)

    5. Development of Drones for Healthcare Applications

    S. A. Menon Rajkumar, S. Kalaibharath, T. Niranjan, A. Gokul, and R. Thanigaivelan

    6. Modeling and Optimization of 3D Printing Process: A Literature Review

    Jyotisman Borah and M. Chandrasekaran

    7. Application of Medical Image Processing and Computer Vision in Healthcare

    S. Sudhagar, S. Suresh, P. M Gopal, and S. Seenivasan

    8. Actuators in Medical Devices

    S. Sasikumar, S. Santhakumar, R. Jayapal, and R. Thanigaivelan

    9. Smart Spectacles with Embedded Seizure Detector

    Soundarrajan M., Preetha J., Aravindh M., and Vishnu M.

    10. A TOPSIS Method for Industrial Service Robot Selection with a Different Weight Approach

    D. Deepa, S. Suresh, K. G. Saravanan, and Raghavendra Datta Naik

    11. Aerial Robotics: Overview of Medical Applications of Drone Systems

    C. Ramprasadh

    12. Advanced Mechanical Ventilator

    U. Nithishkumar, S. Sendil Kumar, J. Meghala, and J. Sundaraperumal

    13. Development of Medical Decision Support System for Early Detection of Cardiac Disorders

    Sumathi S. and Ponlatha S.

    14. Robots and Cyborgs with Artificial Intelligence-Based Technologies in the Healthcare Sector: A Review

    Ponlatha S. and Sumathi S.

    15. Biomedical and Healthcare Applications of Nano-Robots

    P. Suresh, U. Saravanakumar, S. Senthilkumar, M. Suganthi, T. Aravind, and V. K. Buvanesvari

    Biography

    R. Thanigaivelan, PhD, is working at the A.K.T. Memorial College of Engineering and Technology, Kallakurichi, India, as Principal. He has 18 years of teaching experience and 13 years of research experience. He has published more than 75 papers in SCI- and SCOPUS-indexed journals and has edited books from IGI Global. He has also authored book chapters. Dr. Thanigaivelan is supervising PhD scholars and is a member of several doctoral committees. He is a member of the Institution of Engineers (India), Quality Circle Forum of India, India Society of Technical Education, and Indian Institute of Production Engineers.

    Sanjay Singh, PhD, is Dean of the School of Engineering and Technology at Dhanalakshmi Srinivasan University, Tamil Nadu, India. He has 18 years of working experience in the aviation industry before switching to academia and now has 13 years of teaching experience with additional administrative responsibilities as Head of the Department. He has authored papers in SCI- and SCOPUS-indexed journals. He was in a leadership position for training boys and girls in schools and colleges for the National Cadet Corps (NCC).

    Clement Christy Deepak C., PhD, is a Manager of Gears and Gearbox projects at Eppinger Tooling Asia Pvt Ltd, Tamil Nadu, India. He has six years of teaching experience and five years of industrial experience. He has published papers in national and international journals, and holds two patents. He has conducted many funded seminars and workshops for student development. He is an editorial board member and reviewer for a number of national and international journals. He has published several books and also guided many projects for undergraduate students.