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

我们的短期目标是开发一种系统，能够在执行任务时使用生物测量信号提供的测量来比较专家外科医生和实习生。我们的目标是不仅比较灵活性，还比较任务的精确度和安全性。长期目标是确定复杂的两手操作是否可以在专家外科医生和实习生之间通过使用什么感觉就是什么感觉(WYFIWIF)范式的多模式视觉触觉指导进行转移。WYFIWIF范式最近被证明是一种非常有效的方法，可用于各种应用的技能转移和获取。短期和长期目标是相辅相成的，因为我们将使用手势采集系统提供的测量来设计视觉触觉引导系统，并验证该系统的工作效率。这种新的设计方法可能代表着人机界面和先进的增强现实系统在医学培训领域的科学突破。我们将与CAMIS、UofA手术模拟新主席高级人机接口实验室(AMMI)和专门从事触觉接口开发的加拿大公司Quanser Inc.合作，解决这些重要的研究问题。

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.