HAPTICS-BASED SIMULATOR AND METHOD FOR OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY MEDICAL TRAINING

摘要

The present invention may provide a simulator and a method for medical training, the simulator comprising: a human body model unit having an exterior simulating a human body, and having an EM transmitter module provided therein so as to transmit an EM signal; an endoscope unit having an exterior corresponding to an elongated rod and a handle such that same is inserted into the human body model unit, the endoscope unit receiving the EM signal, producing information regarding the movement of the end of the rod, and outputting same; a haptic actuator unit on which the endoscope unit is mounted, the haptic actuator unit detecting the position and movement of the endoscope unit, providing same to the outside, receiving tactile or kinetic feedback information of the endoscope unit from the outside, and endowing the endoscope unit with the tactile of kinetic feedback; a display device for displaying image information corresponding to the movement information, thereby guiding a trainee; a memory unit for storing image information corresponding to the movement information of the endoscope unit; and a control device for retrieving, from the memory unit, image information corresponding to endoscope movement information acquired by receiving an EM signal from the endoscope unit and processing same, outputting the image information via the display device, receiving information regarding the detected position and movement of the endoscope unit from the haptic actuator unit, retrieving predetermined tactile and kinetic feedback information of the endoscope unit corresponding thereto from the memory unit, and providing same to the haptic actuator unit.