Transcript haptics

Characterization of Force Sensor
for Haptic sensing in
Robotic Surgery
Submitted by:
Harsimran Jit Singh
Dinesh Pankaj
Dr. Amod Kumar
Prof. V.Rihani
HAPTICS:
Haptics is the science of applying touch sensation by
using special input/output devices and control with some
computer applications, users can receive feedback from
computer applications in the form of felt sensations in the
hand or other parts of the body.
Robotic Surgery & Haptics
In the context of Robotic Surgery, Haptics
provides a force feedback from the robotic
equipment to the surgeon.
 After implementing Haptics in the Robotic
equipment, the force profile generated inside
patients body will be replicated to the
surgeon’s hand.
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Importance of Force-Feedback
significantly reduces the number of errors.
 helps in performing soft-tissue identification
 provides very effective method interaction
between the surgeon and the robotic
equipment.
 its an important secondary method of
interaction other than visual interactions.
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Approach
Characterization of a Sensor to be used in a
force feedback device that can sense a one
dimensional force profile being produced in a
physical model.
Sensor used:
METAL-FOIL
STRAIN GAUGE
CIRCUIT EMPLOYED:
Wheat stone in Quarter-Bridge configuration
EXPERIMENTAL SETUP
MATHEMATICAL EXPRESSION:
(Using bending equation)
Vo / V ex = [(1.5 GF*F*L)/(4*b*h^2)]*[ 1/( 1+(3*GF*F*L)/ (4*b*h^2))]
PRACTICAL
EXPERIMENTAL
SETUP
OBSERVATIONS
RESULTS & CONCLUSION
• The sensor is characterized for force from 0-1KgF
• Slope of trend line is 1.158 v/V/gF
with Y-intercept at 0.95933mv/V
when normalized with respect to the excitation
voltage.
• Standard error in voltage output is 3.75%.
Discussion
Based on repeatability achieved using this
sensor module during our work, the
presented sensor can be used in a Haptic
force feedback system in proposed
applications like robotic surgery with
appropriate modifications.
 Further developments shall make this
interactive interface system suitable for
multi dimensional force measurement and
hopefully provide a more precise sensation of
realness that adds a step forward towards the
development of a haptic virtual environment.
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THANK YOU