Pauwel Goethals
Papers
6
Total Citations
43
H-Index
4
About
Pauwel Goethals is a pioneering researcher in haptic and tactile feedback systems for robot-assisted minimally invasive surgery (RAMIS). His work addresses a critical gap in surgical robotics: the absence of force feedback in commercial teleoperation systems. Goethals’ key contributions include developing tactile sensing technologies and displays that restore the surgeon’s sense of touch during soft tissue procedures. His 2007 paper on tactile sensing for RAMIS (16 citations) laid foundational principles, while his research on slave friction compensation via impedance reflection (9 citations) enabled more accurate haptic teleoperation. He further advanced the field with design considerations for lateral skin stretch and perpendicular indentation displays (7 citations), and introduced the Stiffness Reflecting Controller for transparent haptic feedback in telesurgery (7 citations). Goethals also engineered a miniature proportional pneumatic valve for tactile displays, demonstrating practical actuator solutions. His cumulative work, including his doctoral thesis (2011), has influenced the integration of haptics into surgical robotics, enhancing precision and safety. With over 40 citations across his most-cited papers, Goethals remains a key figure in bridging the sensory gap between surgeons and robotic systems.
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Top Papers
- 1TACTILE SENSING TECHNOLOGY FOR ROBOT ASSISTED MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY16 citations · 2007
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- 4Transparent and Shaped Stiffness Reflection for Telesurgery7 citations · 2010
- 5A miniature proportional pneumatic valve for a tactile display2 citations · 2010
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