Training system
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1. A training system for training a user in the operation of a tool, comprising:
- a movable tool (3000);
a grip member (2000) coupled to the tool and gripped in use by a user to move the tool;
a drive unit for constraining the movement of the tool in a definable virtual region of constraint; and
a control unit for controlling the drive unit so as to constrain the movement of the tool in successively increasingly-broader virtual regions of constraint, as the user'"'"'s physical skill increases.
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Abstract
A training system for training a user in the operation of a tool comprises a two-axis actively-constrained computer-controlled motorised table (1000) which has a grip member (2000) attached to a pen (3000). In use, the system provides active constraint to a user, allowing the pen (3000) to move only within a narrow region of permitted motion. As the user becomes more proficient, the system gradually allows the user more freedom. In that way, the user becomes more proficient in performing certain physical motions. The system finds particular although not exclusive applicable in the training of surgeons, specifically in surgical implant procedures.
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1. A training system for training a user in the operation of a tool, comprising:
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a movable tool (3000);
a grip member (2000) coupled to the tool and gripped in use by a user to move the tool;
a drive unit for constraining the movement of the tool in a definable virtual region of constraint; and
a control unit for controlling the drive unit so as to constrain the movement of the tool in successively increasingly-broader virtual regions of constraint, as the user'"'"'s physical skill increases. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of training a user in the operation of a tool comprising:
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providing a training system including a movable tool (3000), a grip member (2000) coupled to the tool and gripped by a user to move the tool, and a drive unit for constraining the movement of the tool;
operating the drive unit to constrain movement of the tool in a virtual region of constraint; and
as the user'"'"'s physical skill increases, operating the drive unit to constrain movement of the tool in successively-broader virtual regions of constraint. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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