Najjariyan, Siyamik <br/><br/>
Artificial tactile sensing in biomedical engineering / 
Siamak Najarian, Javad Dargahi, Ali Abouei Mehrizi 
 - New York :  McGraw-Hill,  2009 
 - xiv, 242 p., [16] p. of plates :  ill. (some col.) ;  24 cm. 
 - McGraw-Hill biophotonics .
 - McGraw-Hill biophotonics .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index 
<br/><br/>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 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780071601511  RM362.25 0071601511 (alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Tactile sensors<br/>Robotics in medicine<br/>Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures--instrumentation<br/>Touch Perception<br/>Biomedical engineering<br/>Robotics
<br/><br/><label>National Library of Medicine Call No.: </label>WL 702  / N162a 2009