Artificial Tactile Sensing in Biomedical Engineering / Edition 1

by Siamak Najarian, Javad Dargahi, Ali Abouei Mehrizi

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Master Artificial Tactile Sensing Design for Biomedical Engineering Applications

Filled with high-quality photographs and illustrations, including some in color, this definitive guide details the design and manufacturing of artificial tactile systems and their applications in surgical procedures. Artificial Tactile Sensing in Biomedical Engineering explains the fundamentals of the human sense of touch and the latest techniques for artificially replicating it. The book describes the mechanistic principles of static and dynamic tactile sensors and discusses cutting-edge biomedical applications, including minimally invasive surgery, tumor detection, robotic surgery, and surgical simulations.

Artificial Tactile Sensing in Biomedical Engineering covers:

• Capacitive, magnetic, inductive, conductive elastomeric, optical, and thermal sensors
  
• Strain gauge and piezoelectric sensors
  
• Tactile sensing in surgery and palpation
  
• Tactile image information through palpation
  
• Tumor detection via artificial tactile sensing
  
• Estimating tumor parameters using the finite element method and an artificial neural network
  
• Determination of mechanical properties of biological tissues
  
• Tactile sensing in remote and robotic surgery
  
• Haptics application in surgical simulation
  

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780071601511
Publisher:	McGraw Hill LLC
Publication date:	04/27/2009
Series:	McGraw-Hill Biophotonics
Pages:	260
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.20(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

Siamak Najarian, Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran, Iran.
Javad Dargahi, Ph.D.,is an Associate Professor inthe department of mechanical engineering at the University of Concordia.
Ali Abouei Mehrizi, M.Sc. of Biomedical Engineering, Research Associate, Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran, Iran.

Professor Javad Dargahi received his B.Sc., M.Sc., and Ph.D. degree in Mechanical Engineering in the UK. He was a Research Assistant at the Glasgow Caledonian University, Glasgow, UK and an Assistant Professor at the Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran, Iran. He was a Senior Post-Doctoral Research Associate with the Micromachining/Medical Robotics Group at Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, B.C., Canada. Prof. Dargahi worked in a few companies in North America. He is currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Concordia.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1. The Four Senses in Humans: Sight, Hearing, Smell, and Taste
Chapter 2. The Sense of Touch
Chapter 3. Introduction to Tactile Sensing and Tactile Sensors
Chapter 4. Introduction to Tactile Sensing Technologies
Chapter 5. Strain Gauge Sensors
Chapter 6. Piezoelectric Sensors
Chapter 7. Application of Tactile Sensing in Surgery
Chapter 8. Tactile Image Information
Chapter 9. Application and Recent Developments of Tactile Sensing in Tumor Detection
Chapter 10. Determination of Mechanical Properties of Biological Tissues Including Stiffness and Hardness
Chapter 11. Application of Tactile Sensing in Robotic Surgery
Chapter 12. Haptics Application in Surgical Simulation
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Index