Artificial tactile sensing in biomedical engineering / Siamak Najarian, Javad Dargahi, Ali Abouei Mehrizi.

Author/creator Najjārīyān, Siyāmik
Other author Dargahi, Javad.
Other author Mehrizi, Ali Abouei.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoNew York : McGraw-Hill, ©2009.
Description1 online resource (xiv, 242 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (some color)
Supplemental ContentEBSCOhost
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SeriesMcGraw-Hill biophotonics
McGraw-Hill biophotonics. ^A1030846
Contents The four senses in humans : sight, hearing, smell, and taste -- The sense of touch -- Introduction to tactile sensing and tactile sensors -- Introduction to tactile sensing technologies -- Strain gauge sensors -- Piezoelectric sensors -- Application of tactile sensing in surgery -- Tactile image information -- Application and recent developments of tactile sensing in tumor detection -- Determination of mechanical properties of biological tissues including stiffness and hardness -- Application of tactile sensing in robotic surgery -- Haptics application in surgical simulation.
General noteDescription based on print version record.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Issued in other formPrint version: Najjārīyān, Siyāmik. Artificial tactile sensing in biomedical engineering. New York : McGraw-Hill, c2009 9780071601511
Genre/formElectronic books.
ISBN0071640290 (McGraw-Hill e-ISBN)
ISBN9780071640299 (McGraw-Hill e-ISBN)
ISBN9780071601528 (NetLibrary e-ISBN)
ISBN007160152X (NetLibrary e-ISBN)
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