Design of a haptic arm for simulation of surgical operation

In this study, the design of a haptic device is designed to be used in simulation of surgical operation with a program called CATIA V5 R14 CAD in the computer medium. Haptic, in other words tactile devices, has a wide usage area such as industry, medicine, education, etc. in nowadays technology. In a virtual setting, these devices enable us to touch an object and to make several studies in virtual reality. Within the context of thesis, a tactile device with seven degrees of freedom is modeled. It is aimed to reach a device with higher volume of operation then previously made devices. Key Words: A simulation of the surgical operation, haptic devices, haptic modeling, force feedback, virtual reality.