Mobile virtual endoscope system with haptic and visual information for non-invasive inspection training

Author

Ikuta, Koji ; Iritani, Koji ; Fukuyama, Junya

Author_Institution

Sch. of Eng., Nagoya Univ., Japan

Volume

2

fYear

2001

fDate

2001

Firstpage

2037

Abstract

VR training system for endoscopic inspection of intestine has been investigated developed by the authors. A mobile total system for hospitals is developed. This "Potable VES" consists of a miniaturized haptic mechanism to provide force sensation to the doctor, microcomputer and LCD display. All of these components are built in tower-type computer case with handle. New mathematical model are formulated and implemented to simulate large deformable intestine and endoscope. Several doctors demonstrate effectiveness of this system for pre-clinical training of basic skill for noninvasive inspection.

Keywords

biomedical education; computer based training; force feedback; haptic interfaces; telecontrol; virtual reality; LCD display; Potable VES; VR training system; basic skill; deformable intestine; endoscopic inspection; force sensation; haptic information; intestine; microcomputer; miniaturized haptic mechanism; mobile total system; mobile virtual endoscope system; noninvasive inspection training; pre-clinical training; tower-type computer case; visual information; Computer displays; Endoscopes; Haptic interfaces; Hospitals; Inspection; Intestines; Liquid crystal displays; Mathematical model; Microcomputers; Virtual reality;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Robotics and Automation, 2001. Proceedings 2001 ICRA. IEEE International Conference on

ISSN

1050-4729

Print_ISBN

0-7803-6576-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ROBOT.2001.932907

Filename

932907