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Stiffness Perception with Different Grasp Type Tools
The goal of this work is to perform a pilot study that assesses human stiffness perception when a material is explored with a tool with different grasp type handles. You will be involved in all steps of the pilot study: study design, study conduction, data analysis, and evaluation.
Keywords: Haptics, Perception, Surgical Robotics, Human Robot Interaction, Biomedical Engineering
In this project, you will support our interdisciplinary team in assessing different grasp type handles for a teleoperation device. Previous work has shown that the telemanipulator handle influences the functional rotational workspace (Zoller et al., 2019). In a follow-up study, we want to investigate if different grasp types for one and the same tool also influence the stiffness perception of the user. This will let us
determine what grasp type is most appropriate to palpate tissue during surgery.
Workpackages:
- Literature research: Conduct a broad literature research on existing knowledge about stiffness perception and discrimination with tools.
- Study design: Design user study, acquire and setup required hardware, conduct pilot tests, and adapt the study design according to the pilot test results.
- Study conduction: Recruit participants for the study and carry out the study.
- Data analysis and evaluation: Analyze the acquired data and conduct a statistical evaluation on the data to draw conclusions from the study.
In this project, you will support our interdisciplinary team in assessing different grasp type handles for a teleoperation device. Previous work has shown that the telemanipulator handle influences the functional rotational workspace (Zoller et al., 2019). In a follow-up study, we want to investigate if different grasp types for one and the same tool also influence the stiffness perception of the user. This will let us determine what grasp type is most appropriate to palpate tissue during surgery.
Workpackages:
- Literature research: Conduct a broad literature research on existing knowledge about stiffness perception and discrimination with tools.
- Study design: Design user study, acquire and setup required hardware, conduct pilot tests, and adapt the study design according to the pilot test results.
- Study conduction: Recruit participants for the study and carry out the study.
- Data analysis and evaluation: Analyze the acquired data and conduct a statistical evaluation on the data to draw conclusions from the study.
The goal of this work is to perform a pilot study that assesses human stiffness perception when a material is explored with a tool with different grasp type handles. You will be involved in all steps of the pilot study: study design, study conduction, data analysis, and evaluation. As a follow-up, you will help to set up a second study where we replicate the experiments with virtual tools controlled by a haptic input device.
The goal of this work is to perform a pilot study that assesses human stiffness perception when a material is explored with a tool with different grasp type handles. You will be involved in all steps of the pilot study: study design, study conduction, data analysis, and evaluation. As a follow-up, you will help to set up a second study where we replicate the experiments with virtual tools controlled by a haptic input device.