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ICMI
2003
Springer
131views Biometrics» more  ICMI 2003»
14 years 17 days ago
TorqueBAR: an ungrounded haptic feedback device
Kinesthetic feedback is a key mechanism by which people perceive object properties during their daily tasks – particularly inertial properties. For example, transporting a glass...
Colin Swindells, Alex Unden, Tao Sang
HAPTICS
2002
IEEE
14 years 10 days ago
The Role of Force Feedback in Surgery: Analysis of Blunt Dissection
Force feedback is widely assumed to enhance performance in robotic surgery, but its benefits have not yet been systematically assessed. In this study we examine the effects of for...
Christopher R. Wagner, Nicholas Stylopoulos, Rober...
TIM
2010
123views Education» more  TIM 2010»
13 years 2 months ago
Reducing Drifts in the Inertial Measurements of Wrist and Elbow Positions
In this paper, we present an inertial-sensor-based monitoring system for measuring the movement of human upper limbs. Two wearable inertial sensors are placed near the wrist and el...
Huiyu Zhou, Huosheng Hu
BC
2002
91views more  BC 2002»
13 years 7 months ago
Linear combinations of nonlinear models for predicting human-machine interface forces
ACT This study presents a computational framework that capitalizes on known human neuromechanical characteristics during limb movements in order to predict man-machine interactions...
James L. Patton, Ferdinando A. Mussa-Ivaldi
ICRA
2007
IEEE
138views Robotics» more  ICRA 2007»
14 years 1 months ago
Teleoperation of Steerable Needles
— Needles are commonly used in medical practice as a minimally invasive means to reach subsurface targets for diagnosis or therapy delivery. Recent results indicate that steerabl...
Joseph M. Romano, Robert J. Webster III, Allison M...