NASA Extreme Environments Mission Operations 10 - Evaluation of Robotic and Sensor Technologies for Surgery in Extreme Environments

摘要

This final report covers the activities conducted by Dr. Timothy Broderick during his participation in planning and execution of the NASA Extreme Environment Mission Operation (NEEMO) 9 mission. The mission, held in collaboration with NASA, was conducted from April 3 - 20, 2006. Dr. Broderick served as an aquanaut aboard the Aquarius habitat, which is submerged off the coast of Key Largo, FL. During this mission, Dr. Broderick participated in research led Dr. Mehran Anvari and McMaster University as well as NASA activities. The principal focus of the McMaster University research was telemedicine and telesurgery.