title: Towards open-source, low-cost haptics for surgery simulation.
abstract: In minimally invasive surgery (MIS), virtual reality (VR) training systems have become a promising education tool. However, the adoption of these systems in research and clinical settings is still limited by the high costs of dedicated haptics hardware for MIS. In this paper, we present ongoing research towards an open-source, low-cost haptic interface for MIS simulation. We demonstrate the basic mechanical design of the device, the sensor setup as well as its software integration.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Anthropomatics, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany.
authors.forename: Stefan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Suwelack
authors.affiliation: Institute of Product Engineering, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany.
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sander
authors.affiliation: Institute for Anthropomatics, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany.
authors.forename: Julian
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Schill
authors.affiliation: Institute of Product Engineering, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany.
authors.forename: Manuel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Serf
authors.affiliation: Institute for Anthropomatics, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany.
authors.forename: Marcel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Danz
authors.affiliation: Institute for Anthropomatics, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany.
authors.forename: Tamim
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Asfour
authors.affiliation: Institute for Anthropomatics, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany.
authors.forename: Wolfgang
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Burger
authors.affiliation: Institute for Anthropomatics, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany.
authors.forename: Rüdiger
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Dillmann
authors.affiliation: Institute for Anthropomatics, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany.
authors.forename: Stefanie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Speidel
mesh_terms: D003201:Computers; D006801:Humans; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures / Q000193:education*; D012985:Software Design; D014110:Touch; D000076142:Virtual Reality