Аннотация:Tactile perception is important for various medical applications including surgery. Currently novel devices are available that provide intraoperative mechanoreceptoric registration of tactile images. It is extremely important for endosurgery where standard palpation by surgeon’s fingers is impossible. However, methods for automated analysis and even preprocessing of tactile data registered by these devices are not yet sufficiently developed.
In this paper we describe two mutually reinforcing methods for preprocessing of tactile data registered by an intraoperative tactile mechanoreceptor. Namely, we address the problem of automated sensitivity adjustment and the problem of contact angle artifact. We also present experimental results that validate the efficiency of the developed methods.