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Najjariyan, Siyamik

Artificial tactile sensing in biomedical engineering / Siamak Najarian, Javad Dargahi, Ali Abouei Mehrizi - New York : McGraw-Hill, 2009 - xiv, 242 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm. - McGraw-Hill biophotonics . - McGraw-Hill biophotonics .

Includes bibliographical references and index

The four senses in humans : sight, hearing, smell, and taste -- The sense of touch -- Introduction to tactile sensing and tactile sensors -- Introduction to tactile sensing technologies -- Strain gauge sensors -- Piezoelectric sensors -- Application of tactile sensing in surgery -- Tactile image information -- Application and recent developments of tactile sensing in tumor detection -- Determination of mechanical properties of biological tissues including stiffness and hardness -- Application of tactile sensing in robotic surgery -- Haptics application in surgical simulation

ISBN: 9780071601511 RM362.25 0071601511 (alk. paper)

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Tactile sensors
Robotics in medicine
Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures--instrumentation
Touch Perception
Biomedical engineering
Robotics

National Library of Medicine Call No.: WL 702 / N162a 2009