Title :
Haptic-assisted guidance system for navigating volumetric data sets
Author :
Méndez, Erick ; Yoshida, Shunsuke ; Noma, Haruo ; Lindeman, Robert W. ; Yanagida, Yasuyuki ; Masaki, Shinobu ; Hosaka, Kenichi
Author_Institution :
Comput. Sci. Dept., George Washington Univ., DC, USA
Abstract :
In this paper, a new approach for navigation assistance through sets of volumetric data is presented. This innovative method uses force feedback in two dimensions to guide the user to a region of interest. The haptic feedback is calculated under two methods and we explain the implementation of both approaches. The output is displayed by the proactive desk, a two dimensional force feedback device developed at the Advanced Telecommunications Research Institute. This new approach is targeted to scientists who work with sets of volumetric data and who wish to find information using visual scanning enhanced with haptics. Our system is designed for magnetic resonance images (MRI) overlaid with functional MRI.
Keywords :
biomedical MRI; data visualisation; force feedback; haptic interfaces; force feedback; functional MRI; haptic feedback; haptic-assisted guidance system; magnetic resonance images; navigation assistance; proactive desk; visual scanning; volumetric data sets; Computer science; Data visualization; Force feedback; Haptic interfaces; Information science; Laboratories; Magnetic resonance; Magnetic resonance imaging; Navigation; Virtual environment;
Conference_Titel :
Eurohaptics Conference, 2005 and Symposium on Haptic Interfaces for Virtual Environment and Teleoperator Systems, 2005. World Haptics 2005. First Joint
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-2310-2
DOI :
10.1109/WHC.2005.70