TY - GEN
T1 - A multi-user virtual training system concept and objective assessment of trainings
AU - Esen, H.
AU - Sachsenhauser, A.
AU - Yano, K.
AU - Buss, M.
PY - 2007
Y1 - 2007
N2 - In this paper a multi-user virtual training system concept for force skill training is presented. A trainer and a student connect to a common virtual environment via their individual haptic displays. The student realizes the virtual task, while the trainer observes him/her visually, acoustically and/or haptically. The trainer has a chance to correct the student verbally or haptically. Alternatively, the observation duty is given to the student, while the trainer demonstrates a task. Depending on the combinations of these observation/correction possibilities, three novel training strategies have been developed. Force information is exchanged on a separate communication line, which minimizes the time delay. The efficiency of the developed training strategies is verified via user tests on the bone drilling medical training system that was developed in our laboratories previously. Last, but not least, a special attention is paid to objective assessment of the user tests' results. Thus, a method based on distances in n dimensional Euclidean space is developed and implemented.
AB - In this paper a multi-user virtual training system concept for force skill training is presented. A trainer and a student connect to a common virtual environment via their individual haptic displays. The student realizes the virtual task, while the trainer observes him/her visually, acoustically and/or haptically. The trainer has a chance to correct the student verbally or haptically. Alternatively, the observation duty is given to the student, while the trainer demonstrates a task. Depending on the combinations of these observation/correction possibilities, three novel training strategies have been developed. Force information is exchanged on a separate communication line, which minimizes the time delay. The efficiency of the developed training strategies is verified via user tests on the bone drilling medical training system that was developed in our laboratories previously. Last, but not least, a special attention is paid to objective assessment of the user tests' results. Thus, a method based on distances in n dimensional Euclidean space is developed and implemented.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=48749105864&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1109/ROMAN.2007.4415242
DO - 10.1109/ROMAN.2007.4415242
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:48749105864
SN - 1424416345
SN - 9781424416349
T3 - Proceedings - IEEE International Workshop on Robot and Human Interactive Communication
SP - 1084
EP - 1089
BT - 16th IEEE International Conference on Robot and Human Interactive Communication, RO-MAN
T2 - 16th IEEE International Conference on Robot and Human Interactive Communication, RO-MAN
Y2 - 26 August 2007 through 29 August 2007
ER -