Toward Machine Medi Ated Tra in I N Gof Mot O R Ski Ll S -skill Transfer from Hum an to H U M an via Virtu Al Env Iro N M En T

In this paper, we i nvest i gat ea possi bi li t yof ski l mappi ng f rom human t o human vi a a vi sual /hapt i c di spl aysyst em. Our goal i n t he f ut ure i s t o devel opa t rai ni ng syst emf or mot or ski l s such as surgi cal operat i ons. We have proposed a new concept of vi sual /hapt i c di spl aycall ed a WYSIWY FDisplay (What You See IsWhat You Feel ).The proposed concept ensures correct vi sual /hapt i cregi st r at i onwhi ch i s i mport ant f or e ect i vehandeye coordi nat i ont rai ni ng. Usi ngt he prot ot ype WYSIWYF di spl ay,we di da prel i mi naryexperi ment of ski l t rai ni ng. Our i dea of ski l t ransf er i s very si mpl e; basi call y i t i s a \recordandrepl ay"st rat egy. Quest i onsare \What i s t he essent i aldat a t o be recorded f or t ransf erri ngt he ski l ?" and \What i s t he best way t o provi de t he dat a t o t he t rai nee?". Several met hods were t ri e d but no remarkabl eresul twas obt ai ned, presumabl y because t he chosen t askwas t oo si mpl e.