公开(公告)号：US20150114130A1

公开(公告)日：2015-04-30

申请号：US14524114

申请日：2014-10-27

Applicant: Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.

Inventor： Matthew M. WHITE ,  Eric E. SANBORN ,  Matthew A. CASTELLUCCI ,  Emily E.H. TEMPLETON ,  Naman GARG ,  Nur Aida Abdul RAHIM ,  John J. KUTZ ,  Alexander K. SANG

IPC: G01B11/16

CPC classification number: G01L11/025 ,  G01L1/246

Abstract: A pressure sensing pad includes a flexible planar layer having a two-dimensional sensing area, and an optical fiber embedded in the plane of the flexible planar layer traversing the two-dimensional sensing area in a particular configuration. At least one end of the fiber optic strain sensor has a connector that is connectable to an interferometric-based fiber optic interrogation and processing system. When the connector is connected to the an interferometric-based fiber optic interrogation and processing system and pressure is applied to the pressure sensing pad, a signal from the optical fiber is provided to and processed by the interferometric-based fiber optic interrogation and processing system to determine a two-dimensional pressure map for the two-dimensional sensing area.

Abstract translation: 压力感测垫包括具有二维感测区域的柔性平面层，以及嵌入在穿过特定构造的二维感测区域的柔性平面层的平面中的光纤。 光纤应变传感器的至少一端具有可连接到基于干涉仪的光纤询问和处理系统的连接器。 当连接器连接到基于干涉仪的光纤询问和处理系统并且压力被施加到压力感测垫时，来自光纤的信号被提供给基于干涉的光纤询问和处理系统并由其进行处理 确定二维感测区域的二维压力图。