摘要 |
A user interface for a tactile feedback endoscopic simulation comprising an instrument (5) having a tubular member (8), a frame (10), a support arrangement (11), being rotatably arranged in relation to the frame, and being arranged to receive the tubular member along an axis A by two friction wheels (19a, 19b) in frictional contact with opposing sides of the tubular member. The user interface further comprises a force sensor, detecting force between the support arrangement and the frame,and a controller (9) arranged to receive a desired tactile feedback from said computer system and a sensor signal from said force sensor representative of an applied force, and arranged to control an actuator to operate said friction wheels to provide said desired tactile feedback. The system can provide a resistance more closely corresponding to the resistance felt during actual surgery, down to no resistance or even a pull on the instrument. |