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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2026
Filed:
Jun. 10, 2024
The Government of the United States of America, Arlington, VA (US);
Stephen T. Trickey, Arlington, VA (US);
Brandon F. Redding, University Park, MD (US);
Joseph B. Murray, Ellicott City, MD (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for recovering an angle of twist in a cable shape includes a cable. The apparatus includes at least three curvature sensors located at at least three respective curvature sensor positions along the length of the cable and generating respective curvature values at the at least three respective curvature sensor positions. The apparatus includes at least one position sensor along the length of the cable and generating at least one positional value. The apparatus includes a processor receiving the respective curvature values from the at least three curvature sensors and receiving the respective measured positional value from the at least one position sensor. The processor recovers at least three respective angles of twist at the at least three respective curvature sensor positions at least based on the respective curvature values and the at least one respective measured positional value.