This dissertation presents a new 2D ultrasound-based visual servoing method. The main goal is to automatically guide a robotized 2D ultrasound probe held by a medical robot in order to reach a desired cross-section ultrasound image of an object of interest. This method allows to control both the in-plane and out-of-plane motions of a 2D ultrasound probe. It makes direct use of the 2D ultrasound image in the visual servo scheme, where the feed-back visual features are combinations of image moments. To build the servo scheme, we develop the analytical form of the interaction matrix that relates the image moments time variation to the probe velocity. That modeling is theoretically verified on simple shapes like spherical and cylindrical objects. In order to be able to automatically position the 2D ultrasound probe with respect to an observed object, we propose six relevant independent visual features to control the 6 degrees of freedom of the robotic system. Then, the system is endowed with the capability of automatically interacting with objects without any prior information about their shape, 3D parameters, nor 3D location. To do so, we develop on-line estimation methods that identify the parameters involved in the built visual servo scheme. We conducted both simulation and experimental trials respectively on simulated volumetric objects, and on both objects and soft tissues immersed in a water-filled tank. Successful results have been obtained, which show the validity of the developed methods and their robustness to different errors and perturbations especially those inherent to the ultrasound modality. Keywords: Medical robotics, visual servoing, 2D ultrasound imaging, kinematics modeling, model-free servoing.

The Master's thesis deals with the simulations kinematics and dynamics of experimental four-wheeled vehicle with all-wheel steering and all-wheel drive. Suggestion of vehicle stability systems ABS/ASR for traction control is included. There are several dynamics models with their comparison. The estimation of important vehicle parameters is implemented. Based on knowledge the simple vehicle stability system ABS/ASR is created.

Dans cette thèse, nous nous sommes intéressés à l 'étude d'un micro-robot destiné à la mise en oeuvre d'une technique de chirurgie mini-invasive pour le traitement des anévrismes de l'artère aorte abdominale. Ce micro-robot placé à l'extrémité d'un cathéter, rendant ce dernier actif, permettra la navigation à l'intérieur de l'artère en évitant les contacts avec les parois de celle-ci. Le système sera destiné à l'apprentissage du geste chirurgical et à l'assistance du chirurgienpendant l'opération. De par sa structure et ses propriétés physiques, le micro-robot, pouvantêtre composé de plusieurs modules élémentaires, entre dans la catégorie des robots continuum. Dans notre étude, un module élémentaire est considéré comme étant un robot parallèle. Lesmodèles géométriques et cinématiques inverses ont alors été établis en utilisant les techniques dela robotique parallèle. L'approche de modélisation proposée permet de faire ressortir explicitement du modèle les paramètres géométriques du micro-robot. Une étude sur l'identificationde ces paramètres a été effectuée par le calibrage du modèle géométrique inverse. Des résultatsde simulation sont présentés validant d'une part les modèles développés et d'autre part la méthode de calibrage proposée. Afin de mettre nos modèles en situation, nous avons développé unsimulateur tridimensionnel intégrant le modèle d'un segment de l'artère, le modèle du micro-robotet un syntaxeur à retour de force. La mise en place d'une navigation active, planifiée etguidée dans ce simulateur permet de contraindre les gestes du chirurgien lors de la navigation du micro-robot à l'intérieur de l'artère / In this thesis, we are interested in a micro-robot study for the implementation of a mini-invasivesurgery technique. The medical application concerns the treatment of the artery abdominal aorta aneurysms. This micro-robot located at the extremity of the catheter permits thecatheter movements into the artery avoiding minimizing contacts with the artery walls. The system can be used for the surgical gesture learning and for the surgeon assistance during the medical operation. Because of its structure and its physical properties the micro-robot is considered as a continuum robot. It is composed of one or several elementary modules. In our study we consider each elementary module as a parallel robot. Then the inverse kinematics model has been established by using techniques of parallel robotics. The proposed modelling approach allows the expression of the model according to the micro-robot geometric parameters. A study on the identification of these parameters has been developed by an inverse geometric modelcalibration. The given simulation results validate the developed models on the one hand, the proposed calibration method on the other hand. We have developed a three-dimensional simulator integrating the model of an artery segment, the micro-robot model, and a joystick with force feedback. The implementation of active, planned and guided navigation on this simulator allows to constrain the surgeon gestures during the movements of the micro-robot inside the artery