Papers
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Total Citations
352
H-Index
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About
Lyndon da Cruz is a pioneering researcher at the intersection of medical robotics, continuum robot design, and minimally invasive surgical systems. His work focuses primarily on concentric tube robots (CTRs), continuum manipulators, and their clinical translation—developing sophisticated tools capable of navigating the complex, confined anatomical pathways deep within the human body. Da Cruz's most influential contributions include advancing autonomous steering of CTRs through nonlinear model predictive control, enabling robots to handle real-world surgical constraints that traditional differential kinematics cannot address. His theoretical frameworks for force/velocity manipulability analysis have provided the field with essential tools for evaluating and optimizing continuum robot performance. Notably, he has pushed these technologies toward concrete clinical applications, including a multi-arm robotic system for optic nerve sheath fenestration and a novel robotic bronchoscope designed for distal lung sampling in critically ill patients—addressing procedures with significant patient mortality risk. With his most-cited work accumulating nearly 50 citations within just a few years of publication, and contributions spanning haptic device design, reduced-order modeling, and friction-inclusive transmission modeling, da Cruz has established himself as a versatile and impactful figure in surgical robotics. His research bridges fundamental mechanical theory with life-saving clinical practice, making him an essential reference for researchers and engineers working in medical robotics and robot-assisted surgery.
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- 3Optic Nerve Sheath Fenestration With a Multi-Arm Continuum Robot27 citations · 2020
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- 8Force/Velocity Manipulability Analysis for 3D Continuum Robots17 citations · 2018
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