Title
An intelligent dental robot.
Abstract
An intelligent dental robot (IDR) is reported for the purpose of artificial denture verification and test. Methods: The IDR is composed of power system, intelligent control and driving system, sensor system and supporting system. Five Maxon motors are adopted to provide the driving force for the IDR. Novel motor linear actuators are developed to mimic the movement of human's masticatory muscles. Forward and inverse kinematics of the IDR are analyzed. Seven high-precision pressure sensors are utilized to detect the force on individual artificial tooth. Results: Motion and force experiments are conducted on the IDR. The maximum biting force provided by the IDR is 490N. Hysteresis rate of the biting force loading and unloading is less than 3%. The largest displacement for the mandible movement test is found to be 60, 9 and 22mm in the vertical, protrusive and lateral directions, respectively. Conclusion: IDR can complete simulated human masticatory movement and provide sufficient biting force. Significance: The IDR provides clinical guidance for the design and performance test of artificial denture.
Year
DOI
Venue
2018
10.1080/01691864.2018.1482231
ADVANCED ROBOTICS
Keywords
Field
DocType
Intelligent dental robot,mandible movement,artificial denture,kinematic analysis
Intelligent control,Linear actuator,Inverse kinematics,Control theory,Electric power system,Sensor system,Pressure sensor,Masticatory force,Engineering,Robot
Journal
Volume
Issue
ISSN
32.0
12
0169-1864
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
1
0.35
5
Authors
6
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Limin Ren132.62
Jiaqi Yang210.35
Yisong Tan332.28
Jiale Hu410.35
Di Liu57121.08
Jianhua Zhu6124.25