Showing papers on "Kismet published in 1993"

CAD-based graphical computer simulation in endoscopic surgery.

Abstract: This article presents new techniques for three-dimensional, kinematic realtime simulation of dextrous endoscopic instruments The integrated simulation package KISMET is used for engineering design verification and evaluation Geometric and kinematic computer models of the mechanisms and the laparoscopic workspace were created Using the advanced capabilities of high-performance graphical workstations combined with state-of-the-art simulation software, it is possible to generate displays of the surgical instruments acting realistically on the organs of the digestive system The organ geometry is modelled in a high degree of detail Apart from discussing the use of KISMET for the development of MFM-II (Modular Flexible MIS Instrument, Release II), the paper indicates further applications of realtime 3D graphical simulation methods in endoscopic surgery

Nature's Mind: The Biological Roots of Thinking, Emotions, Sexuality, Language, and Intelligence

Abstract: The gist of this provocative book is the application of Darwinian theory to contemporary neuroscience. The author argues that among other things, our thinking, emotions, language, and tendency for addiction are all genetically programmed. Our environment does not instruct us in these things but merely allows certain potentials to develop. All we do in life is discover what is already built into our brains. It seems that the Eastern concept of kismet has finally crept into the West, not through philosophy but through biology. "It seems that the Eastern concept of kismet has finally crept into the West, not through philosophy but through biology." Dr Gazzaniga draws from a large variety of sources to support his arguments. Current thinking in immunology provides the analogy of a biological system with unbelievable complexity whose manifestations are selected as needed by the environment. The development of the neural connections for the eye begins

Kismet based multimedia workstation for operational support in fusion plant remote maintenance

Abstract: CAD-model based, real-time simulation and synthetic viewing systems are now well accepted as powerful software tools for planning, programming, and online control of remote handling tasks. The realtime robotics simulation system KISMET, which is used at JET and in the KfK-EDITH experiment, is such a tool. The simulation accuracy in KISMET has been improved by realtime calculation of elastostatic effects and of the dynamic behaviour of mechanisms. To support the operator not only in the spatial domain but also in the procedural and functional domain, two new systems are under development: the procedural support system PEXOS leads the operator step by step through a network of maintenance actions and states offering multi-medial informations, the functional support system FEMOS covers the aspects and needs of direct maintenance device operation. The integration of those three systems forms the multimedia workstation, providing multi-level access to the remote handling devices and multi-level support in all phases of remote maintenance. The prototypic workstation will be applied to the KfK-EDITH experimental device for in-torus handling, the JRC/Ispra-ROBERTINO blanket handling experiment, and an EC-TELEMAN experiment.