Title :
A human interface which enables natural view selection during tele-micro-surgery
Author :
Mitsuishi, Mamoru ; Nakanishi, Hirofumi ; Watanabe, Hiroyoshi ; Kubota, Hiroyuki ; Tomizawa, Yasushi
Author_Institution :
Fac. of Eng., Tokyo Univ., Japan
Abstract :
In tele-micro-surgery, as in most tele-micro-handling systems, it is necessary to view the working space from various view angles and magnification ratios without disturbing the operation. This paper describes a human interface which enables selection of a natural view direction and magnification ratio through recognition of the posture change of the operator. The system observes the operator and understands his or her intention. Experimental results show the effectiveness of the proposed method and system
Keywords :
biomedical equipment; computer vision; micromechanical devices; surgery; telerobotics; human interface; natural view selection; operator posture change recognition; tele-micro-surgery; Blood vessels; Control systems; Displays; Humans; Machine vision; Magnetic levitation; Master-slave; Motion control; Orthopedic surgery; Wrist;
Conference_Titel :
Intelligent Robots and Systems '96, IROS 96, Proceedings of the 1996 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Osaka
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3213-X
DOI :
10.1109/IROS.1996.568972
