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Title
Apparatus for determining a spatial path of a flexible or semi-rigid elongated body
Date Issued
2011
Author(s)
Gutiérrez Boronat, J.
Jahn, J.
Rulsch, M.
Winter, C.
Arzt, C.
Bergen, T.
Patent No
2011-2550908
Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention provide an apparatus with a flexible or semi-rigid elongated body and a plurality of sensor devices. The plurality of sensor devices are arranged at or in the flexible or semi-rigid elongated body in a manner distributed along a longitudinal direction of the flexible or semi-rigid elongated body. Each sensor device of the plurality of sensor devices is configured to provide information on a local orientation, position and/or curvature of the flexible or semi-rigid elongated body.
Language
en
Patenprio
EP 2011-2550908 A1: 20110728