Keith P. Laby,Amir Belson,Robert M. Ohline,Christoph M. Pistor,Charles E. Swinehart,Bruce R. Woodley
申请号：
US16841468
公开号：
US20200229683A1
申请日:
2020.04.06
申请国别(地区):
US
年份:
2020
代理人:
摘要：
A system for controlling movement of a remotely controlled steerable instrument may comprise a flexible instrument comprising a steerable portion configured to articulate to change a shape of the steerable portion. The system may also comprise a shape sensing device comprising a first resistance-changing flexible sensor. The first resistance-changing flexible sensor may be configured to generate a signal indicative of a first bend change in the steerable portion. The system may also comprise a controller in signal communication with the first resistance-changing flexible sensor. The controller may be logically coupled to the flexible instrument and is configured to output a control signal to articulate the steerable portion of the flexible instrument in response to receiving at least the signal from the first resistance-changing flexible sensor.
