New Method of Moving Control for Wireless Endoscopic Capsule Using Electrical Stimuli*

  • Authors:

  • Hee-Joon Park;Jyung-Hyun Lee;Yeon-Kwan Moon;Young-Ho Yoon;Chul-Ho Won;Hyun-Chul Choi;Jin-Ho Cho

  • Affiliations:

  • The authors are with School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Kyungpook National University, Korea. E-mail: jhcho@ee.knu.ac.kr,;The authors are with School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Kyungpook National University, Korea. E-mail: jhcho@ee.knu.ac.kr,;The authors are with School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Kyungpook National University, Korea. E-mail: jhcho@ee.knu.ac.kr,;The authors are with School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Kyungpook National University, Korea. E-mail: jhcho@ee.knu.ac.kr,;The author is with Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Control, Kyungil University, Korea.;The authors are with School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Kyungpook National University, Korea. E-mail: jhcho@ee.knu.ac.kr,;The authors are with School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Kyungpook National University, Korea. E-mail: jhcho@ee.knu.ac.kr,

  • Venue:
  • IEICE Transactions on Fundamentals of Electronics, Communications and Computer Sciences
  • Year:
  • 2005

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Abstract

In order to control the moving speed of an endoscopic capsule in the human intestine, electrical stimulation method is proposed in this paper. The miniaturized endoscopic capsule with the function of various electrical stimulations has been designed and implemented. An in-vivo animal experiment has been performed to show the ability of controlling the movement speed of the endoscopic capsule according to the level of electrical stimulation. In-vivo experiments were performed by inserting the implemented capsule into a pig's intestinal tract. From the experimental results, the activation of peristaltic movement and the relationship between the moving speed of capsule and the stimulation amplitude could be found. It is shown that the moving speed of capsule in the intestine can be controlled by adjustment of the stimulation level applied in the capsule electrodes. The results of the in-vivo experiment verify that the degree of contraction in the intestinal tract is closely related with the level of stimulating electrical voltage, suggesting that the moving speed of capsule in the human gastrointestinal tract can be controlled by externally adjusting the amplitude of stimulating pulse signal.