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Tactile Feedback Induces Reduced Grasping Force in Robot-Assisted Surgery
April-June 2009 (vol. 2 no. 2)
pp. 103-110
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Chih-Hung King, Martin O. Culjat, Miguel L. Franco, Catherine E. Lewis, Erik P. Dutson, Warren S. Grundfest, James W. Bisley, "Tactile Feedback Induces Reduced Grasping Force in Robot-Assisted Surgery," IEEE Transactions on Haptics, vol. 2, no. 2, pp. 103-110, April-June, 2009.
 
 
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@article{ 10.1109/TOH.2009.4,
author = {Chih-Hung King and Martin O. Culjat and Miguel L. Franco and Catherine E. Lewis and Erik P. Dutson and Warren S. Grundfest and James W. Bisley},
title = {Tactile Feedback Induces Reduced Grasping Force in Robot-Assisted Surgery},
journal ={IEEE Transactions on Haptics},
volume = {2},
number = {2},
issn = {1939-1412},
year = {2009},
pages = {103-110},
doi = {http://doi.ieeecomputersociety.org/10.1109/TOH.2009.4},
publisher = {IEEE Computer Society},
address = {Los Alamitos, CA, USA},
}
 
 
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Chih-Hung King, University of California, Los Angeles and Center for Advanced Surgical and Interventional Technology, Los Angeles
Martin O. Culjat, University of California, Los Angeles and Center for Advanced Surgical and Interventional Technology, Los Angeles
Miguel L. Franco, University of California, Los Angeles and Center for Advanced Surgical and Interventional Technology, Los Angeles
Catherine E. Lewis, University of California, Los Angeles and Center for Advanced Surgical and Interventional Technology, Los Angeles
Erik P. Dutson, University of California, Los Angeles and Center for Advanced Surgical and Interventional Technology, Los Angeles
Warren S. Grundfest, University of California, Los Angeles and Center for Advanced Surgical and Interventional Technology, Los Angeles
James W. Bisley, University of California, Los Angeles and Center for Advanced Surgical and Interventional Technology, Los Angeles
Robot-assisted minimally invasive surgery has gained widespread use over the past decade, but the technique is currently operated in the absence of haptic feedback during tissue manipulation. We have developed a complete tactile feedback system, consisting of a piezoresistive force sensor, control system, and pneumatic balloon tactile display, and mounted directly onto a da Vinci surgical robotic system. To evaluate the effect of tactile feedback on robotic manipulation, a group of novices ({\rm n} = 16) and experts ({\rm n} = 4) were asked to perform three blocks of peg transfer tasks with the tactile feedback system in place. Force generated at the end-effectors was measured in all three blocks, but tactile feedback was active only during the middle block. All subjects used higher force when the feedback system was inactive. When active, subjects immediately used substantially less force and still maintained appropriate grip during the task. After the system was again turned off, grip force increased significantly to prefeedback levels. These results demonstrate that robotic manipulations without tactile feedback are done with more force than needed to grasp objects. Therefore, the addition of tactile feedback allows the surgeon to grasp with less force, and may improve control of the robotic system and handling of tissues and other objects.

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Index Terms:
Surgical robotics, tactile display, haptic system design and analysis, haptic perception, haptic real-time control, haptic human performance, telemanipulation.
Citation:
Chih-Hung King, Martin O. Culjat, Miguel L. Franco, Catherine E. Lewis, Erik P. Dutson, Warren S. Grundfest, James W. Bisley, "Tactile Feedback Induces Reduced Grasping Force in Robot-Assisted Surgery," IEEE Transactions on Haptics, vol. 2, no. 2, pp. 103-110, April-June 2009, doi:10.1109/TOH.2009.4
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