Virtual reality (VR) medical simulations deliver a tailored learning experience that can be
standardized, and can cater to different learning styles in ways that cannot be matched by …

Technologies such as virtual reality are used in higher education to develop virtual learning
resources (VLRs). These VLRs can be delivered in multiple modalities, from truly immersive …

Impact events, which generate directional forces with extremely short impulse durations and
large force magnitudes, are prevalent in both virtual reality (VR) games and real-world …

An active colonoscopy training model (10) and method of using the same with a
colonoscope (60) includes an abdominal model (12), a colorectal tube (16) configured to …

Real-world impact, such as hitting a tennis ball and a baseball, generates instantaneous,
directional impact forces. However, current ungrounded force feedback technologies, such …

Inspection of the colon with an endoscope for early signs of cancer (colonoscopy) has
become an extremely widespread procedure, since early treatment radically improves the …

Colonoscopy is considered the gold standard for detection and removal of precancerous
polyps in the colon. Being a difficult procedure to master, exposure to a large variety of …

In this work, the design of an MR-fluid based brake system is given which is aimed to be
used in kinaesthetic haptic devices. The brake design proposes a solution to the stiction …

This paper describes the instrumentation of a clinical colonoscope needed for a novel
colonoscopy simulation framework. The simulator consists of a compact and portable haptic …

The main goal of virtual reality based surgery simulators with haptic feedback is to provide
an alternative to traditional training methods on animals, cadavers or real patients. Haptic …