The Role of Haptics in Medical Training Simulators: A Survey of the State of the Art

Authors:
Timothy R. Coles;Dwight Meglan;Nigel W. John
Affiliations:
Bangor University, Bangor, Wales;SimQuest, Silver Spring, Maryland, USA;Bangor University, Bangor, Wales
Venue:
IEEE Transactions on Haptics
Year:
2011

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Abstract

This review paper discusses the role of haptics within virtual medical training applications, particularly, where it can be used to aid a practitioner to learn and practice a task. The review summarizes aspects to be considered in the deployment of haptics technologies in medical training. First, both force/torque and tactile feedback hardware solutions that are currently produced commercially and in academia are reviewed, followed by the available haptics-related software and then an in-depth analysis of medical training simulations that include haptic feedback. The review is summarized with scrutiny of emerging technologies and discusses future directions in the field.