Artificial tactile sensing in biomedical engineering - Najjariyan, Siyamik; Dargahi, Javad; Mehrizi, Ali Abouei (New York : McGraw-Hill, 2009)
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
Includes bibliographical references and index
Keywords: Tactile sensors; Robotics in medicine; Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures -- instrumentation; Touch Perception; Biomedical engineering; Robotics