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HAPTICS
2005
IEEE
13 years 10 months ago
Medical Training Simulation for Palpation of Subsurface Tumor Using HIRO
Multi-fingers haptic device that enables multiple point of contact is essential for medical education. There is a strong need for palpation training in the detection of subsurface...
M. Osama Alhalabi, Vytautas Daniulaitis, Haruhisa ...
CARS
2004
13 years 6 months ago
Haptic interaction in VR-based paracentesis simulation for dexterity enhancement and assessment
In this paper we describe the development of an interactive virtual reality (VR) system that aims to realistically simulate specific paracentesis clinical procedures (particularly ...
Costas S. Tzafestas, Yiannis Koumpouros, Kostas Bi...
MICCAI
2004
Springer
14 years 5 months ago
A Collaborative Virtual Environment for the Simulation of Temporal Bone Surgery
Abstract. We describe a framework for training-oriented simulation of temporal bone surgery. Bone dissection is simulated visually and haptically, using a hybrid data representatio...
Dan Morris, Christopher Sewell, Nikolas H. Blevins...
ICRA
2000
IEEE
121views Robotics» more  ICRA 2000»
13 years 9 months ago
Stable Haptic Interaction Using the Excalibur Force Display
Creating a compelling haptic sense of immersion in a virtual environment is a challenging task for the control engineer. A haptic display must render both low impedance free-space...
Richard J. Adams, Daniel Klowden, Blake Hannaford
ICRA
2000
IEEE
125views Robotics» more  ICRA 2000»
13 years 9 months ago
Haptic Interaction with Global Deformations
Force feedback coupled with a real-time physically realistic graphic display provides a human operator with an artificial sense of presence in a virtual environment. Furthermore,...
Yan Zhuang, John F. Canny