INTRODUCTION : We describe a new simulator for teaching transrectal ultrasound (TRUS) and present the results of a preliminary evaluation of the simulator's realism and usefulness for training. METHODS : A simulator for abdominal ultrasound was adjusted by the developer to enable simulation of TRUS by providing an opening for inserting a dummy rectal probe. To enable TRUS simulation, data fro...

OBJECTIVE Tube thoracostomy (TT) is a commonly performed intensive care procedure. Simulator training may be a good alternative method for TT training, compared with conventional methods such as apprenticeship and animal skills laboratory. However, there is insufficient evidence supporting use of a simulator. The aim of this study is to determine whether training with medical simulator is assoc...

The design feature of KOMPSAT-2 simulator based on object oriented design methodology in terms of unified modeling language (UML) has been discussed in this paper. Also, we present how to embed flight software into the simulator. Flight software embedding for KOMPSAT-2 simulator is compared to that of the KOMPSAT-1 simulator.

This Technical Report describes the final version of the simulating software Swarmbot3d implementing the swarm-bot simulator as outlined in Workpackage 3, ”Simulator Prototype”. The document presents all the simulator’s features and acts as a developer’s manual. It describes the implementation choices and software components. It is complemented with the simulator software in its final version, ...

1 Matti Väänänen, HAMK – University of Applied Sciences, [email protected] Abstract HAMK University of Applied Sciences in cooperation with industry and with public funding is developing a new way to improve the know-how in the area of local metal industry. The whole “package” InnoSteel consists of a group of projects which contain support for product development of innovative companies an...

The purpose of this study was to establish and validate a driving simulator method for assessing drug effects on driving. To achieve this, we used ethanol as a positive control, and examined whether ethanol affects driving performance in the simulator, and whether these effects are consistent with performance during real driving on a test track, also under the influence of ethanol. Twenty healt...

A portable flow simulator was developed for recording vacuum variations in commercial milking machine clusters. The cluster in the milking unit under evaluation was mounted on the frame of the simulator and the flow of water through each liner was regulated by separate flow meters. By placing an artificial teat into the liners the flow characteristics during actual milking were simulated. Measu...

Multipuncture radiofrequency ablation is expected to produce a large ablated area and reduce intrahepatic recurrence of hepatocellular carcinoma; however, it requires considerable skill. This study evaluated the utility of a new simulator system for multipuncture radiofrequency ablation. To understand positioning of multipuncture electrodes on three-dimensional images, we developed a new techno...

In developing a simulator for a new processor architecture, it often is not clear whether it is more eecient to write a new simulator from scratch or whether it is better to try and modify an existing simulator. Writing a new simulator has the advantages of needing to understand only the new processor architecture itself and being the \owner" of the nal code. However, it also forces the process...