Haptics Enabled Collaborative Virtual Patient Simulator

Virtual patient simulator(VPS) is a simulator conducted on the three-dimensional virtual model of a patient using VR technologies. The Virtual Reality Patient Simulator will be a computer-based, interactive virtual reality program. The simulator will be built using standard VR development tools and

Project Title

Haptics Enabled Collaborative Virtual Patient Simulator

Project Area of Specialization

Augmented and Virtual Reality

Project Summary

Virtual patient simulator(VPS) is a simulator conducted on the three-dimensional virtual model of a patient using VR technologies. The Virtual Reality Patient Simulator will be a computer-based, interactive virtual reality program. The simulator will be built using standard VR development tools and applications.

The basic purpose of this project is to use virtual reality to provide a platform and tools to bridge the training gap. The aim is to improve patient outcomes, increase the adoption of higher-value medical technologies and democratize access to medical education. The VPS is to be designed for medical diagnosis and decision-making practices by doctors and not the nursing staff. Still hand movement is a part of VPS. Based on this stimulator, professionals and students of medical sciences can determine their level of competence for medical treatment before any performance on the patient.

Project Objectives

The main objective is to create a patient simulator for medical science students and residents using a virtual environment with sensation (haptic) for different cases using database.

Project Implementation Method

?             Case / Data Collection:

A database is a collection of information that is organized so that it can be easily accessed, managed, and updated. This project is mainly based on patients’ data, which will be collected for one or more disease conditions.

?             Creating and Customizing models:

In this step, a resource will be created to provide an interactive application for users. Creation and customizing of models will be done.

?             Database Integration:

Data integration involves combining data residing in different sources and providing users with a unified view of them. In the database, there will be data of different cases stored for diseases that will help to diagnose the patient. In this way, data will be integrated to make a complete connection.

?             Controls integration (VR and Haptic):

Once integration occurs and all systems are functioning in synchrony, there must be a master interface in which users can control everything from one place. The controls will be connected/integrated with the oculus controllers through code to give the functionality of the controller with sensation (haptic based).

?             Debugging and testing:

Testing is the process to find bugs and errors. Debugging is the process to correct the bugs found during testing. When we run our code, we will test whether it is working or not according to our expected results.

Benefits of the Project

•             Students can freely navigate an avatar through a three-dimensional environment, interact with the virtual surroundings, and treat virtual patients.

•             VPS can help in improving medical practitioners’ competencies, and in return, improve patient safety and reduce health care costs.

•             Clinical reasoning is based on the declarative and procedural knowledge of workflows in clinical medicine. Instructive methodologies, for example, issue-based learning or mannequin test systems, uphold learning of procedural information. Virtual Patient Simulator (VPSs) go one step forward as it allows an illusionary immersion into a synthetic world. 

•             VR training can reduce training time to half the time needed by a learner to reach the intermediate level. A study concluded that simulation-based education significantly increased the skills and knowledge of residents in the intensive care unit

•             VR-trained residents are much less likely to make errors than those who have completed standard training only.

•             In future the simulator framework can be expanded depending on the curricular demands.

Technical Details of Final Deliverable

The primary subject of virtual reality is simulating the vision. Every headset aims to perfect their approach to creating an immersive 3D environment. Each VR headset puts up a screen (or two – one for each eye) in front of eyes thus, eliminating any interaction with the real world.The final output will be a virtual patient simulator developed through immersive visualization toolsi.e unity 3D to create the vision of real worl by using 3D assets to intensify our project environment and it will be working on technology that would be felt by a user interacting directly with physical objects through haptics gloves  that will create an experience of touch by applying forces,  vibration or motions to the user.Haptic technology facilitates investigation of how the human sense of touch works by allowing the creation of controlled haptic virtual objects.

Final Deliverable of the Project

HW/SW integrated system

Core Industry

Medical

Other Industries

Education , Health

Core Technology

Augmented & Virtual Reality

Other Technologies

Artificial Intelligence(AI), Internet of Things (IoT), Wearables and Implantables

Sustainable Development Goals

Quality Education, Decent Work and Economic Growth, Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

Required Resources

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