| EPSRC Reference: |
GR/N25459/01 |
| Title: |
INNOVATIVE HAPTICS FOR RISK MEDIATION IN VR ARTHROSCOPIC TRAINING |
| Principal Investigator: |
Davies, Dr B |
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| Department: |
Mechanical Engineering |
| Organisation: |
Imperial College London |
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Standard Research (Pre-FEC) |
| Starts: |
01 June 2001 |
Ends: |
30 June 2004 |
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219,673
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| EPSRC Research Topic Classifications: |
| Vision & Senses - ICT appl. |
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Creative Industries |
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Endoscopic surgical techniques , such as arthroscopy, offer benefits to patients when performed competently and effectively. However, learning these techniques requires new skills, not encountered in traditional open surgery, which present a steep learning curve to the trainee. THere are particular problems for surgeons learning arthroscopy in the U.K. because cadavers abd animals cannot be used for surgical teaching. Thus, in the U.K., training is restricted to the use of physical models oor supervised surgery on patients. Simple arthsocopy simulation models currentlty used in training courses only cater adequately for an early learning curve. This leaves a gap in patient risk. Requirements capture for saftey critical virtual reality (VR) training is also more complex than for conventional training. User trails or our current training system have identified that haptic clues are essential for arthoscopic training. We propose to optimise the training system by combining capture of user requirements, measurements of forces during simulated arthroscopic surgery, and development of a haptic interface for simulating contact and collision with hard bone surfaces, and measure the efficacy of these developments by user evaluation.
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