GB2156514B - Shape sensors - Google Patents

Shape sensors

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GB2156514B
GB2156514B GB08408084A GB8408084A GB2156514B GB 2156514 B GB2156514 B GB 2156514B GB 08408084 A GB08408084 A GB 08408084A GB 8408084 A GB8408084 A GB 8408084A GB 2156514 B GB2156514 B GB 2156514B
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shape sensors
sensors
shape
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Minoo Homi Edalji Patel
Lawrence John Godfrey
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University College London
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University College London
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01B—MEASURING LENGTH, THICKNESS OR SIMILAR LINEAR DIMENSIONS; MEASURING ANGLES; MEASURING AREAS; MEASURING IRREGULARITIES OF SURFACES OR CONTOURS
    • G01B11/00—Measuring arrangements characterised by the use of optical techniques
    • G01B11/24—Measuring arrangements characterised by the use of optical techniques for measuring contours or curvatures
    • G01B11/245—Measuring arrangements characterised by the use of optical techniques for measuring contours or curvatures using a plurality of fixed, simultaneously operating transducers
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B5/00—Measuring for diagnostic purposes; Identification of persons
    • A61B5/103—Detecting, measuring or recording devices for testing the shape, pattern, colour, size or movement of the body or parts thereof, for diagnostic purposes
    • A61B5/107—Measuring physical dimensions, e.g. size of the entire body or parts thereof
    • A61B5/1077—Measuring of profiles

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  • Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Heart & Thoracic Surgery (AREA)
  • Dentistry (AREA)
  • Biophysics (AREA)
  • Pathology (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Biomedical Technology (AREA)
  • Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery (AREA)
  • Medical Informatics (AREA)
  • Molecular Biology (AREA)
  • Surgery (AREA)
  • Animal Behavior & Ethology (AREA)
  • General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Public Health (AREA)
  • Veterinary Medicine (AREA)
  • Length Measuring Devices By Optical Means (AREA)
GB08408084A 1984-03-29 1984-03-29 Shape sensors Expired GB2156514B (en)

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GB2156514A GB2156514A (en) 1985-10-09
GB2156514B true GB2156514B (en) 1988-08-24

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US20090135162A1 (en) 2005-03-10 2009-05-28 Koninklijke Philips Electronics, N.V. System and Method For Detecting the Location, Size and Shape of Multiple Objects That Interact With a Touch Screen Display

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