Skill Transfer and Evaluation of Minimally Invasive Surgery Procedures Using Visuo-haptic Communication

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Our short term objective is to develop a system capable of comparing an expert surgeon and a trainee using measurements provided by bio-metric signals as they perform their tasks. Our goal is to compare not only dexterity but also task precision and safety. The long term objective is to determine if complex ambidextrous MIS manipulations can be transferred between an expert surgeon and a trainee by multi-modal visuo-haptic guidance using a What-You-Feel-Is-What-I-Feel (WYFIWIF) paradigm. The WYFIWIF paradigm has been shown recently to be a very effective approach at skill transfer and acquisition for a variety of applications. Both short term and long term objectives complement each other as we will use the measurements provided by the gesture acquisition system to design the visuo-haptic guidance system and to validate how efficient the system works. This new design approaches could represent a scientific breakthrough in human computer interface and advanced augmented reality systems in the field of medical training. In collaboration with CAMIS, the Advanced Man-Machine Interface Laboratory (AMMI), the new UofA chair in surgical simulation, and Quanser Inc. (a Canadian Company specialized in haptic interface development), we will address these important research issues.