School of Computer Science and Technology, Nantong University, P.R.China

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Abstract—A remote haptic collaboration system for lumbar puncture learning and training has been proposed. The study built a physical model for the simulation of interaction force between the needle and different tissues and developed a new protocol for real-time force feedback data transmission. Based on the processing delay and preprocessing interpolation, the negative effects on remote haptic perception caused by network communication can be reduced to a minimum. Experiments were carried out to justify the proposed method. The experimental results show that (1) our physical model agrees well with the reality lumbar puncture; (2) the integrity of received data has been ensured by means of interpolation preprocessing. Our system can provide a good realism and real-time stability for the remote learning and training of lumbar puncture teaching.

Index Terms—virtual reality; lumbar puncture; haptic interaction; remote collaboration; force feedback

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Cite: Zhengzheng Jiang, Zhan Gao, Xiang Chen, Wanjie Sun, "Remote Haptic Collaboration for Virtual Training of Lumbar Puncture," Journal of Computers vol. 8, no. 11, pp. 3103-3110, 2013.