Anisotropic elasticity and force extrapolation to improve realism of surgery simulation

Abstract
In this paper, we describe the latest developments ofthe minimally invasive hepatic surgery simulator prototypedeveloped at INRIA. The goal of this simulatoris to provide a realistic training test-bed for performinglaparoscopic procedures. Therefore, its mainfunctionality is to simulate the deformation and cuttingof tri-dimensional anatomical models with thehelp of two virtual laparoscopic surgical instruments.Throughout this paper, we present the general featuresof the simulator...

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