Tactile sensing and displays haptic feedback for minimally invasive surgery and robotics /

• Other Authors: Sokhanvar, Saeed S.
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Chichester, West Sussex, U.K. : John Wiley & Sons, 2013.
• Subjects: Computer-assisted surgery.; Robotics in medicine.; Haptic devices.; Endoscopic surgery.; Surgery, Computer-Assisted > methods.; Touch Perception.; Feedback.; Robotics > instrumentation.; Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures > instrumentation.; User-Computer Interface.; MEDICAL > Prosthesis.; MEDICAL > Surgery > General.; Electronic books.

"Comprehensively covers the key technologies for the development of tactile perception in minimally invasive surgery. Covering the timely topic of tactile sensing and display in minimally invasive and robotic surgery, this book comprehensively explores new techniques which could dramatically re...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction to tactile sensing and display
• Tactile sensing technologies
• Piezoelectric polymers : PVDF fundamentals
• Design, analysis, fabrication, and testing of tactile sensors
• Bulk softness measurement using a smart endoscopic grasper
• Lump detection
• Tactile display technology
• Grayscale graphical softness tactile display
• Minimally invasive robotic surgery
• Teletaction
• Teletaction using a linear actuator feedback based tactile display.