Papers
8
Total Citations
139
H-Index
6
About
Andrey V. Kudryavtsev is a leading researcher in continuum robotics and microassembly, with a focus on concentric tube robots (CTRs) for minimally invasive surgery. His major contributions include pioneering vision-based control systems that integrate eye-in-hand visual servoing and SLAM-based follow-the-leader deployment, enabling automatic navigation of flexible endoscopic robots through anatomical environments like the trachea. His most cited work, "Eye-in-Hand Visual Servoing of Concentric Tube Robots" (2018, 56 citations), demonstrates a novel controller for precise, miniaturized surgical tools. Kudryavtsev has also advanced microassembly techniques, as seen in his 2016 paper on automated robotic microassembly of flexible optical components (16 citations), and developed innovative methods for 3D rotation estimation and autofocus in scanning electron microscopes (SEM), critical for microscale robotics. His work bridges continuum robotics and computer vision, achieving high dexterity in confined spaces. With over 140 total citations, his research has significant implications for surgical robotics and micro-manufacturing, notably enabling autonomous tip-steering in medical applications.
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Top Papers
- 1Eye-in-Hand Visual Servoing of Concentric Tube Robots56 citations · 2018
- 2SLAM-Based Follow-the-Leader Deployment of Concentric Tube Robots22 citations · 2020
- 3Automated robotic microassembly of flexible optical components16 citations · 2016
- 4Full 3D rotation estimation in scanning electron microscope14 citations · 2017
- 5Autofocus on moving object in scanning electron microscope13 citations · 2017
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- 7Accurate 3D-Positioning in a SEM Through Robot Calibration3 citations · 2018
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