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Cutaneous Haptic Feedback in Robotic Teleoperation

  • Provides a comprehensive experimental evaluation of cutaneous haptic feedback in several robotic teleoperation scenarios
  • Takes into account many real systems, e.g., the KUKA KR3 robot, the DLR-HIT hand, the da Vinci Surgical System, widely used in research centers, universities, and companies
  • Includes a detailed explanation of the cutaneous interfaces being developed, making it easy to replicate the same devices at home/in the lab
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Springer Series on Touch and Haptic Systems (SSTHS)

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Table of contents (6 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxii
  2. Force Feedback via Cutaneous Cues Only

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
    2. Needle Insertion in Simulated Soft Tissue

      • Claudio Pacchierotti
      Pages 21-36
    3. Peg-in-Hole in Simulated and Real Scenarios

      • Claudio Pacchierotti
      Pages 37-58
    4. Remote Palpation Using the da Vinci Surgical System

      • Claudio Pacchierotti
      Pages 59-89
  3. Force Feedback via Mixed Cutaneous and Kinesthetic Cues

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 91-91
  4. Back Matter

    Pages 141-142

About this book

This work addresses the challenge of providing effective cutaneous haptic feedback in robotic teleoperation, with the objective of achieving the highest degree of transparency whilst guaranteeing the stability of the considered systems. On the one hand, it evaluates teleoperation systems that provide only cutaneous cues to the operator, thus guaranteeing the highest degree of safety. This cutaneous-only approach shows intermediate performance between no force feedback and full haptic feedback provided by a grounded haptic interface, and it is best suitable for those scenarios where the safety of the system is paramount, e.g., robotic surgery. On the other hand, in order to achieve a higher level of performance, this work also investigates novel robotic teleoperation systems with force reflection able to provide mixed cutaneous and kinesthetic cues to the operator. Cutaneous cues can compensate for the temporary reduction of kinesthetic feedback necessary to satisfy certain stability conditions.

This state-of-the-art volume is oriented toward researchers, educators, and students who are interested in force feedback techniques for robotic teleoperation, cutaneous device design, cutaneous rendering methods and perception studies, as well as readers from different disciplines who are interested in applying cutaneous haptic technologies and methods to their field of interest.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Department of Advanced Robotics, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (IIT), Genova, Italy

    Claudio Pacchierotti

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Softcover Book USD 54.99
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