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Development of Stereoscopic-Haptic Virtual Environments
Stamford, Connecticut June 18-June 20
DOI Bookmark: http://doi.ieeecomputersociety.org/10.1109/CBMS.1999.78124412th IEEE Symposium on Computer-Based ...
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Kirk Watson, Texas Tech University
Bharti Temkin, Texas Tech University
Wm. LeRoy Heinrichs, Stanford University
Thomas M. Krummel, Stanford University
Paul J. Gorman, Penn State
Development of virtual environments for surgical simulation, using newly available haptic interface and stereoscopic technologies, is a major challenge. Computer haptics simulates human sense of touch. Stereoscopy simulates our natural depth perception, unlike technologies that display 3D information in a flat 2D environment. Integration of these two senses enhances sense of realism. Thus by coupling force-feedback (or haptic) devices with a stereoscopic display, results in the illusion of being "inside" a virtual world, by being able to "see" and "feel" 3D virtual environment.The PC/NT based solution presented in this paper, offers a developer an inexpensive, easy-to-use technique for generating stereoscopic-haptic environment. This solution can transform the virtual environment from a flat, formless 2D experience to a more realistic and solid 3D experience. Our initial application will be to make 3D organ models from a reproductive age woman (Lucy 2.0) stereoscopic haptic.
Index Terms:
Haptic Interface, Sereoscopic, Virtual Environment, Surgical simulation
Citation:
Kirk Watson, Bharti Temkin, Wm. LeRoy Heinrichs, Thomas M. Krummel, Paul J. Gorman, "Development of Stereoscopic-Haptic Virtual Environments," cbms, pp.29, 12th IEEE Symposium on Computer-Based Medical Systems (CBMS'99), 1999
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