Journal Publications

"R. J. Webster III, T. E. Murphy, L. N. Verner, and A. M. Okamura, "A Novel Two-Dimensional Tactile Slip Display: Design, Kinematics and Perceptual Experiment," ACM Transactions on Applied Perception, Vol. 2, No. 2, pp. 150-165, 2005.

Patents

M. S. Hallbeck, D. Oleynikov, K. Done', T. Judkins, A. DiMartino, J. Morse and L. Verner. "Ergonomic handle and articulating laparoscopic tool." Patent Application Number 20050187575, February 11, 2005.

Conference Publications

L. N. Verner and A. M. Okamura, "Telemanipulators with Sensor/Actuator Asymmetries Fail the Robustness Criterion", 16th Symposium on Haptic Interfaces for Virtual Environments and Teleoperator Systems, 2008.

A. M. Okamura, L. N. Verner, C. E. Reiley, M. Mavash, "Haptics for Robot-Assisted Minimally Invasive Surgery, 13th International Symposium of Robotics Research, November 2007.

D. Grow, L. N. Verner, and A. M. Okamura, "Educational Haptics", AAAI Symposium on Robots and Robot Venues: Resourses for AI Education, March 26-28, 2007.

L. N. Verner and A. M. Okamura, "Effects of Translational and Gripping Force Feedback are Decoupled in a 4-Degree-of-Freedom Telemanipulator", World Haptics, March 22-24, 2007.

L. N. Verner and A. M. Okamura, "Sensor/Actuator Asymmetries in Telemanipulators: Implications of Partial Force Feedback ", 14th Symposium on Haptic Interfaces for Virtual Environments and Teleoperator Systems, 2006, pp. 309-314.

K. Doné, J. Morse, L. Verner, M.S. Hallbeck, and D. Oleynikov " Ergonomic Redesign of a Laparoscopic Grasper." Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, 47th Annual Meeting, 2003.

L. Verner, D. Oleynikov, S. Holtmann, H. Haider, L. Zhukov, "Measurements of the Level of Surgical Expertise Using Flight Path Analysis from da VinciTM Robotic Surgical System." Medicine Meets Virtual Reality 11, pp. 373-378, 2003.

Invited Publications

L. N. Verner, "Robotics and AI: Haptics and Medical Robotics", Imagine, Vol. 13, No. 5, May/June 2006.

Posters - Abstracts - Short Papers

S. Saha, M. Mavash, L. N. Verner, and A. M. Okamura, "Force Sensing in Robot-Assisted Surgery: Which Degrees of Freedom are Most Important?", accepted to MMVR 15, 2007.

L. N. Verner, K. A. Jeung and A. M. Okamura, "The Effects of Gripping and Translational Forces on Teleoperation." In F. Barbagli, D. Prattichizzo, and K. Salisbury, editors, Multi-point Interaction with Real and Virtual Objects, volume 18 of Springer Tracks in Advanced Robotics. Springer Verlag, pp. 231-241, 2005.

A. DiMartino, L. Verner, D. Oleynikov, "Three Dimensional Visualization Accelerates Learning Process Using daVinci Surgical System." Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons, Denver, Colorado, March 31-April 3, 2004.

L. Verner, A. DiMartino, L. Zhukov, D. Oleynikov, "Objective Skill Assessment Using daVinci Surgical System in 2D vs 3D by Flight Path Analysis." Medicine Meets Virtual Reality 12, Newport Beach, California, January 14-17, 2004.

Submitted - In Preparation

L. N. Verner, A. M. Okamura, "Dynamic Coupling in Telemanipulators with Parital Force Feedback" IEEE Transactions on Haptics. In preparation.