Haptics for teleoperated surgical robotic systems

Haptics For Teleoperated Surgical Robotic Systems

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 1-158

  Tavakoli, M ^a   Patel, R V ^b   Moallem, R V ^c   Aziminejad, A ^b  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^c SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 84903598366     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1142/6816     Document Type: Book

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