The virtual haptic back (VHB): A virtual reality simulation of the human back for palpatory diagnostic training

SAE Technical Papers

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages

  Howell, John N ^a   Williams II, Robert L ^a   Conatser, Robert R ^a   Burns, Janet M ^a   Eland, David C ^a  

^a OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL LIFE; DIAGNOSIS; E-LEARNING; FEEDBACK; HAPTIC INTERFACES;

FORCE FEEDBACK; GRAPHICS IMAGES; PALPATORY DIAGNOSIS; SENSABLE TECHNOLOGIES; SPRING CONSTANTS; SUBJECTIVE EVALUATIONS; VIRTUAL HAPTIC BACK; VIRTUAL REALITY SIMULATIONS;

VIRTUAL REALITY;

EID: 85087245664     PISSN: 01487191     EISSN: 26883627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4271/2005-01-2679     Document Type: Conference Paper

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