Platform for investigating continuum manipulator behavior in orthopedics.

This platform is a promising tool for developing and investigating control algorithms for tasks such as curved drilling. The generation of simulated X-ray images that correspond to the scene is useful for developing and validating image guidance models. The improvements to volumetric drilling offer users the ability to better tune behavior for specific tools and procedures and enable research to improve surgical simulation model fidelity. This platform will be used to develop and test control algorithms for image-guided curved drilling procedures in the femur.