Abstract: The object of the instant invention is a method for simulating the haptics of an interaction of an object guided by a user, hereinafter referred to as tool, with a virtual three-dimensional object, in particular the scanning of the surface of the simulated object and/or the penetration of the guided object into the simulated object, under material removal, if applicable.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
May 6, 2008
Date of Patent:
March 12, 2013
Assignee:
Universitatsklinkum Hamburg-Eppendorf
Inventors:
Andreas Petersik, Karl-Heinz Hohne, Bernhard Pflesser, Andreas Pommert, Ulf Tiede