Integrated Voice and Haptic Support for Tele-Rehabilitation

In recent years, rapid technological advances have changed how many existing tasks are performed. For example, the combination of virtual environments and the Internet is presenting a powerful opportunity in the area of medical training and rehabilitation. Here we present our design and preliminary experience with a tele-haptic environment augmented with a voice conferencing system. Initial tests are encouraging and reveal the promise of our system.

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2006
• Where: PERCOM
• Authors: Margaret McLaughlin, Roger Zimmermann, Leslie S. Liu, Younbo Jung, Wei Peng, Seung A. Jin, Jill Stewart, Shih-Ching Yeh, Weirong Zhu, Beomjoo Seo
• Keywords: Initial Tests, PERCOM 2006, Rapid Technological Advances, Voice Conferencing System, Wireless Networks