Lim, K. M.Wang, FeiPoston, TimLi, ZhangTeo, C. L.Burdet, Etienne2007-12-042007-12-042007-12-04200410.1109/ROBOT.2004.1307990https://infoscience.epfl.ch/handle/20.500.14299/15255For use in a Virtual Reality based training system for surgical micromanipulation, we have developed a fast multi- scale FEM algorithm that concentrates detail where needed while still handling global deformations. The resulting 6- to 7-fold speed up is promising for the development of real- time simulation of the mechanical response of a virtual organ or tissue.microsurgery trainingmulti-scale FEMreal-time simulationlarge deformationtext::conference output::conference proceedings::conference paper