Hand-Eye Calibration of a Robot - UltraSound Probe System without Any 3D Localizers

Abstract

3D UltraSound (US) probes are used in clinical applications for their ease of use and ability to obtain intra-operative volumes. In surgical navigation applications a calibration step is needed to localize the probe in a general coordinate system. This paper presents a new hand-eye calibration method using directly the kinematic model of a robot and US volume registration data that does not require any 3D localizers. First results show a targeting error of 2.34 mm on an experimental setup using manual segmentation of five beads in ten US volumes.

Publication
IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Conference (EMBC)