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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 05, 2019
Filed:
Jan. 14, 2011
Raymond Chan, San Diego, CA (US);
Guy Shechter, Briarcliff Manor, NY (US);
Adrien Emmanuel Desjardins, Waterloo, CA;
Gert 't Hooft, Eindhoven, NL;
Christopher Stephen Hall, Hopewell Junction, NY (US);
Raymond Chan, San Diego, CA (US);
Guy Shechter, Briarcliff Manor, NY (US);
Adrien Emmanuel Desjardins, Waterloo, CA;
Gert 'T Hooft, Eindhoven, NL;
Christopher Stephen Hall, Hopewell Junction, NY (US);
Koninklijke Philips N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
An apparatus, system and method for determining a position includes a transducer device () configured to receive signals from a console () and generate images based upon reflected waves. A flexible cable () is coupled to the transducer device to provide excitation energy to the transducer device from the console. An optical fiber () has a shape and position corresponding to a shape and position of the cable during operation. A plurality of sensors () is in optical communication with the optical fiber. The sensors are configured to measure deflections and bending in the optical fiber such that the deflections and bending in the optical fiber are employed to determine positional information about the transducer device.