Large steps in cloth simulation
Proceedings of the 25th annual conference on Computer graphics and interactive techniques
Real-Time Finite Element Modeling for Surgery Simulation: An Application to Virtual Suturing
IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics
Real-time knot-tying simulation
The Visual Computer: International Journal of Computer Graphics
CoRdE: Cosserat rod elements for the dynamic simulation of one-dimensional elastic objects
SCA '07 Proceedings of the 2007 ACM SIGGRAPH/Eurographics symposium on Computer animation
A robust method for real-time thread simulation
Proceedings of the 2007 ACM symposium on Virtual reality software and technology
Preserving topology and elasticity for embedded deformable models
ACM SIGGRAPH 2009 papers
The Role of Haptics in Medical Training Simulators: A Survey of the State of the Art
IEEE Transactions on Haptics
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This paper presents the surgical suturing simulator for wound closure, which is designed for education and training purposes. Currently it is designed specifically to support a simulation of the Autosuture™ Endo Stitch™ suturing, but could be extended for other surgical instruments designed for intracorporeal suturing. The simulator allows a trainee to perform a virtual wound closure by interrupted suture with real surgical instrument handles customized to fit on haptic devices. The wound simulation is based on a triangular surface mesh embedded in a linear hexahedral finite element mesh, whereas the suture simulation is based on a simplified Cosserat theory of elastic rods. Our novel heuristic combination of physically-based and control-based simulations makes the simulator run efficiently in real time on mid-level desktop PCs and notebooks.