Title :
Research towards position control and touch sense in endoscopy
Author :
Stone, R.S.W. ; Brett, P.N. ; Tritto, J.
Author_Institution :
AMARC, Bristol Univ., UK
Abstract :
Describes an experimental system under development to provide a teleoperated steerable tip endoscope than can be manipulated using a control skin placed over the users finger with force feedback to the user of forces encountered by the endoscope. The research has provided a method of building a tool with integral tactile sensing that can be manufactured from materials suitable for invasive operative use in surgery and can be sufficiently low-cost as to enable the device to be disposable. The system has shown promising results at this early stage in the work
Keywords :
actuators; feedback; fibre optic sensors; position control; surgery; tactile sensors; telecontrol; user interfaces; control skin; endoscopy; force feedback; integral tactile sensing; invasive operative use; position control; surgery; teleoperated steerable tip endoscope; touch sense; Control systems; Endoscopes; Fingers; Force control; Force feedback; Minimally invasive surgery; Position control; Shape control; Transducers; User interfaces;
Conference_Titel :
Mechatronics and Machine Vision in Practice, 1997. Proceedings., Fourth Annual Conference on
Conference_Location :
Toowoomba, Qld.
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-8025-3
DOI :
10.1109/MMVIP.1997.625245
