SIMODONT SIMODONT is a high quality, high fidelity simulator allowing future dentists to be trained in operative dental procedures in a realistic dedicated virtual environment while receiving haptic, visual and audio sensory information. SIMODONT offers the opportunity to train dentists in dental procedures from problem based perspective by incorporating pathological dental conditions within the system. The haptics is based on the patented Moog admittance control paradigm. The use of a force sensor in the drill hand piece allows realistic rendering of drill and contact forces. Courseware created by Academic Center for Dentistry Amsterdam (ACTA) is available with the trainer to support a full, modern dental curriculum. A realistic model of the behavior of the drill speed, under the control of the foot pedal and the force exerted by the student on the drill, drives a built in sound module which faithfully renders the sound of an air and electric rotor. 
A sharp True size collocated visual display is used to approach the acuty limits of the human eye. Projection and mirror technology allow the full resolution, full stereo image to be seen"in"the physical workspace of the hand piece. |  |