A Multimedia Framework for Continuum Robots: Systematic, Computational, and Control Perspectives

Continuum robots, which often rely on interdisciplinary and multimedia collaborations, have been increasingly recognized for their potential to revolutionize the field of humancomputer interaction (HCI) in varied applications due to their adaptive, responsive, and flexible characteristics. Despite their promises, the lack of an integrated framework poses a significant limitation for both users and developers, resulting in inefficiency and complexity during preliminary developments. Thus, this paper introduces a unified framework for continuum robotic systems that addresses these challenges by integrating system architecture, dynamics computation, and control strategy within a computer-aided design (CAD) platform. The proposed method allows for efficient modeling and quick preview of the robot performance, and thus facilitating iterative design and implementation, with a view to enhancing the quality of robot developments.