@inbook{96158d5c70c842198a1ec17d1b70a184,
title = "A mechanical contact model for the simulation of obstetric forceps in a virtual/augmented environment",
abstract = "During the process of human childbirth, obstetric forceps delivery can be a justified alternative to emergency Caesarean section when normal vaginal delivery proves difficult or impossible. Currently, training of forceps interventions is mainly done on real patients which poses a risk. This paper describes a pilot project on the simulation of training of obstetric forceps delivery, using Virtual Reality technology. We first give a brief historical review of the concept of 'birth simulation' and describe the current implementation of the interface. Then we report a number of experiments, conducted to test the feasibility of a real-time mechanical contact model to describe the interaction between the forceps and fetal head, eventually to be interfaced with a multi-purpose haptic feedback device. It is concluded that an explicit dynamic model to calculate the deformation of the main fetal skull bones only, or a quasi-static model to calculate the deformation of the fetal head in its entirety, can reach real-time performance.",
author = "Lapeer, {R. J.}",
year = "2005",
month = jan,
language = "English",
isbn = "978-1-58603-498-6",
volume = "111",
series = "Studies in Health Technology and Informatics",
publisher = "IOP Publishing Ltd",
pages = "284--289",
editor = "Westwood, {J. D.} and Haluck, {R. S.} and Hoffman, {H. M.} and Mogel, {G. T.} and R. Phillips and Robb, {R. A.} and Vosburgh, {K. G.}",
booktitle = "Medicine Meets Virtual Reality 13: The Magical Next Becomes the Medical Now",
address = "United Kingdom",
}