• DocumentCode
    3133477
  • Title

    Caterpillar mechanism for a portable haptic interface of endoscopy simulation

  • Author

    Yunjin Gu ; Doo Yong Lee

  • Author_Institution
    Div. of Mech. Eng., Korea Adv. Inst. of Sci. & Technol., Daejeon, South Korea
  • fYear
    2013
  • fDate
    23-26 June 2013
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    6
  • Abstract
    The current haptic interfaces for endoscopy simulation can be divided into two categories: the linear carriage systems and friction roller systems. Both types have natural drawbacks for a complete haptic interface of endoscopy simulation. This paper proposes a new mechanism which is not included in any of the current categories. The haptic interface consists of translational and rotational mechanisms. This paper focuses on the translational mechanism. Design constraints and optimization process of the mechanism are discussed including results of simulation and experiment.
  • Keywords
    endoscopes; haptic interfaces; medical computing; caterpillar mechanism; endoscopy simulation; friction roller systems; linear carriage systems; optimization process; portable haptic interface; rotational mechanisms; translational mechanisms; Actuators; Colonoscopy; Endoscopes; Force; Force feedback; Grippers; endoscopy simulation; haptic interface; portable haptic device;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Control Conference (ASCC), 2013 9th Asian
  • Conference_Location
    Istanbul
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4673-5767-8
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ASCC.2013.6606040
  • Filename
    6606040