BibTeX
@inproceedings@inproceedings{Lang:gi2003:SLA, title = {Scanning Large-Scale Articulated Deformations}, author = {Jochen Lang and Dinesh K. Pai and Hans-Peter Seidel}, booktitle = {Proceedings of the Graphics Interface 2003 Conference, June 11-13, 2003, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada}, organization = {CIPS, Canadian Human-Computer Communication Society}, publisher = {Canadian Human-Computer Communications Society and A K Peters Ltd.}, issn = {0713-5424}, isbn = {1-56881-207-8}, location = {Halifax, Nova Scotia}, url = {http://graphicsinterface.org/wp-content/uploads/gi2003-31.pdf}, year = {2003}, month = {June}, pages = {265--272} }
Abstract
In this paper we present our initial work on simulating suturing using mass-spring models. Various models for simulating a suture were studied, and a simple linear mass-spring model was determined to give good performance. A novel model for pulling a suture through a deformable tissue model is presented. By connecting two separate tissues together by way of the suture, our model can simulate a suturing task. The results are shown using software we developed that runs on a standard PC and models the action of two suturing devices commonly used in minimally invasive Laparoscopic surgery.