Physical Modeling for Simulation in Virtual Environments

Jan 1, 2010 · 1 min read
Interactive deformable physical models simulated in virtual environments.
project

Goals

Our research focuses on development of algorithms for real-time simulation of soft tissue behavior and high fidelity haptic interfacing to deformable object models simulated in virtual environments, to generate a realistic environments for surgical training.

Highlights

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Surgical Simulation Virtual Reality Virtual Environments
M. Cenk Cavusoglu
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M. Cenk Cavusoglu
Nord Professor of Engineering
M. Cenk Cavusoglu is the Nord Professor of Engineering in Electrical, Computer, and Systems Engineering at Case Western Reserve University. He is also the director of the Medical Robotics and Computer Integrated Surgery (MeRCIS) Laboratory. His research focuses on medical robotics, haptics, human–machine interfaces, and control, spanning control, mechanism, and system design to AI-assisted interventions. He is a Fellow of AIMBE. He has led 12 federally funded projects as principal investigator, with a total budget over $12.6M, and has served on editorial boards for leading robotics and mechatronics journals. His work advances safe, precise, and intelligent robotic systems for surgery and image-guided interventions.