FIBER OPTIC TRACKING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRACKING
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1. A fiber optic tracking system for tracking a substantially rigid object, comprising:
- a light source that provides optical signals;
an optical fiber having a sensing component configured to modify the optical signals from the light source, the optical fiber being configured to attach to the substantially rigid object;
a detection unit arranged to receive the modified optical signals from the sensing component; and
a calculation unit configured to determine a pose of the substantially rigid object in six degrees of freedom based on the modified optical signals.
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Abstract
A fiber optic tracking system for tracking substantially rigid object(s) is described. The fiber optic tracking system includes a light source, an optical fiber having a sensing component configured to modify optical signals from the light source, the optical fiber being configured to attach to the substantially rigid object, a detection unit arranged to receive the modified optical signals from the sensing component, and a calculation unit configured to determine a pose of the substantially rigid object in six degrees of freedom based on the modified optical signals.
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1. A fiber optic tracking system for tracking a substantially rigid object, comprising:
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a light source that provides optical signals; an optical fiber having a sensing component configured to modify the optical signals from the light source, the optical fiber being configured to attach to the substantially rigid object; a detection unit arranged to receive the modified optical signals from the sensing component; and a calculation unit configured to determine a pose of the substantially rigid object in six degrees of freedom based on the modified optical signals. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method for tracking a substantially rigid object using a fiber optic tracking system, comprising:
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providing a light source; attaching an optical fiber, having a sensing component configured to modify the optical signals from the light source, to the substantially rigid object; and determining a pose of the substantially rigid object in six degrees of freedom based on the modified optical signals. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A computer program product storing a program for tracking a substantially rigid object using a fiber optic tracking system, which when executed by a computer performs a method comprising:
determining a pose of the substantially rigid object in six degrees of freedom based on modified optical signals received from a sensing component of an optical fiber attached to the substantially rigid object. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30)
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31. A fiber optic tracking system for transducing the angle between a first substantially rigid object and a second substantially rigid object constrained to move relative to the first substantially rigid object in one-dimension defined by the angle, comprising:
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a light source that provides optical signals; an optical fiber having a first sensing component and a second sensing component, the first sensing component configured to modify optical signals from the light source to provide first modified optical signals, the second sensing component configured to modify optical signals from the light source to provide second modified optical signals, the optical fiber being configured to attach to the first substantially rigid object such that the first sensing component is fixed relative to the first substantially rigid object and to attach to the second substantially rigid object such that the second sensing component is fixed relative to the second substantially rigid object; a detection unit arranged to receive the first and second modified optical signals from the first and second sensing components; and a calculation unit configured to determine the angle based on the first and second modified optical signals.
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