Initial Exploration into Electrotactile Tongue Stimulation for Providing Force Feedback for Robot-Assisted Surgery

Dinmukhammed Mukashev; Agnieszka Lach; Chet W. Hammill; Zhanat Kappassov; Adwait Sharma; Aditya Shekhar Nittala; Luv Kohli; Sharif Razzaque

doi:10.1109/BSN63547.2024.10780705

Initial Exploration into Electrotactile Tongue Stimulation for Providing Force Feedback for Robot-Assisted Surgery

Dinmukhammed Mukashev, Agnieszka Lach, Chet W. Hammill, Zhanat Kappassov, Adwait Sharma, Aditya Shekhar Nittala, Luv Kohli, Sharif Razzaque

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Abstract

We report findings from initial exploration into using electrotactile stimulation, on the surgeon's tongue, as a potential lower-latency and less mechanically-complex way to provide force-feedback to the operator of robot-assisted surgery. We conducted a pilot feasibility study wherein participants attempted to teleoperate a robot to grasp and lift chicken eggs without breaking or dropping them. The force measured by the robot's gripper was displayed differently based on the experimental condition: visually only, or visually with electrotactile tongue stimulation. Participants were more successful lifting eggs with tongue stimulation. Data from this preliminary study, along with insights from informal interviews, suggest that tongue stimulation has potential to enhance the efficacy and safety of robot-assisted surgery.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2024 IEEE 20th International Conference on Body Sensor Networks, BSN 2024 - Proceedings
Place of Publication	U. S. A.
Publisher	IEEE
ISBN (Electronic)	9798331530143
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/BSN63547.2024.10780705
Publication status	Published - 11 Dec 2024
Event	20th IEEE International Conference on Body Sensor Networks, BSN 2024 - Chicago, USA United States Duration: 15 Oct 2024 → 17 Oct 2024

Publication series

Name	2024 IEEE 20th International Conference on Body Sensor Networks, BSN 2024 - Proceedings
ISSN (Print)	2376-8894

Conference

Conference	20th IEEE International Conference on Body Sensor Networks, BSN 2024
Country/Territory	USA United States
City	Chicago
Period	15/10/24 → 17/10/24

Funding

Funding was provided by MSHE Kazakhstan Grant AP23485994, Nazarbayev University (FDCRGP no. 11022021FD2923, 201223FD2606), the National Science and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) Canada (RGPIN - 2023-03608) and the University of Calgary.

Keywords

displays
electrotactile stimulation
force feedback
haptics
robotic-assisted surgery
sensory substitution
tongue

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Computer Networks and Communications
Biomedical Engineering
Health Informatics
Instrumentation

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Mukashev, D., Lach, A., Hammill, C. W., Kappassov, Z., Sharma, A., Nittala, A. S., Kohli, L., & Razzaque, S. (2024). Initial Exploration into Electrotactile Tongue Stimulation for Providing Force Feedback for Robot-Assisted Surgery. In 2024 IEEE 20th International Conference on Body Sensor Networks, BSN 2024 - Proceedings (2024 IEEE 20th International Conference on Body Sensor Networks, BSN 2024 - Proceedings). IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/BSN63547.2024.10780705

Initial Exploration into Electrotactile Tongue Stimulation for Providing Force Feedback for Robot-Assisted Surgery. / Mukashev, Dinmukhammed; Lach, Agnieszka; Hammill, Chet W. et al.
2024 IEEE 20th International Conference on Body Sensor Networks, BSN 2024 - Proceedings. U. S. A.: IEEE, 2024. (2024 IEEE 20th International Conference on Body Sensor Networks, BSN 2024 - Proceedings).

Research output: Chapter or section in a book/report/conference proceeding › Chapter in a published conference proceeding

Mukashev, D, Lach, A, Hammill, CW, Kappassov, Z, Sharma, A, Nittala, AS, Kohli, L & Razzaque, S 2024, Initial Exploration into Electrotactile Tongue Stimulation for Providing Force Feedback for Robot-Assisted Surgery. in 2024 IEEE 20th International Conference on Body Sensor Networks, BSN 2024 - Proceedings. 2024 IEEE 20th International Conference on Body Sensor Networks, BSN 2024 - Proceedings, IEEE, U. S. A., 20th IEEE International Conference on Body Sensor Networks, BSN 2024, Chicago, USA United States, 15/10/24. https://doi.org/10.1109/BSN63547.2024.10780705

Mukashev D, Lach A, Hammill CW, Kappassov Z, Sharma A, Nittala AS et al. Initial Exploration into Electrotactile Tongue Stimulation for Providing Force Feedback for Robot-Assisted Surgery. In 2024 IEEE 20th International Conference on Body Sensor Networks, BSN 2024 - Proceedings. U. S. A.: IEEE. 2024. (2024 IEEE 20th International Conference on Body Sensor Networks, BSN 2024 - Proceedings). doi: 10.1109/BSN63547.2024.10780705

Mukashev, Dinmukhammed ; Lach, Agnieszka ; Hammill, Chet W. et al. / Initial Exploration into Electrotactile Tongue Stimulation for Providing Force Feedback for Robot-Assisted Surgery. 2024 IEEE 20th International Conference on Body Sensor Networks, BSN 2024 - Proceedings. U. S. A. : IEEE, 2024. (2024 IEEE 20th International Conference on Body Sensor Networks, BSN 2024 - Proceedings).

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