Novel Triaxial Force Sensorized Tool

This innovative minimally invasive cutting tool with force detection function is an important asset in the medical world. The device is not limited to communicating information about the applied force and the proposed design is small enough to be used in a catheter. Unique design capabilities improve patient and surgeon minimally invasive surgery (MIS). Force feedback provides the operator with data to sense what is going on during the surgical procedure; this is especially important when the viewing information is restricted or blurred.

The sensor may be any known type of sensor including, but not limited to, a single axis acceleration sensor, a biaxial acceleration sensor, a triaxial acceleration sensor, an IMU, and a gyroscope. The sensor may include an RFID response unit and an RFID interrogation device that causes the RFID response unit to transmit a signal to the processor indicating measurements of the associated sensor. In addition to or in lieu of an RFID-based system, or one or more SAW sensors can be placed in the vehicle, each SAW sensor receives a signal and is modified according to the state of the sensor or the location of the installation Returns the signal. Sensors For example, SAW sensors can measure the temperature and / or pressure, or the concentration and / or the presence of a chemical substance on a component on a vehicle or a space or a vehicle.

An air bag collision sensor; a microphone; a camera; a chemical sensor; a steam sensor; an antenna, a capacitance sensor or other electromagnetic wave sensor; a stress or strain sensor; a pressure sensor; a weight sensor; a magnetic field sensor; a coolant thermometer: an oil pressure sensor; Oil level sensor; air flow meter; voltage meter; electric meter; humidity sensor; engine knock sensor oil turbidity sensor; throttle position sensor; steering wheel torque sensor; wheel speed sensor; tachometer; speed meter; other speed sensor; Position sensor or displacement sensor; sensor, yaw, pitch and roll angle sensor, watch, odometer, power steering pressure sensor, pollution sensor, fuel gauge, cabin thermometer, permeation level sensor, yaw, pitch Other angular velocity sensor Rolling rate sensor, Acceleration sensor, 1, 2, 3 axis acceleration sensor, inertia measurement unit, coolant liquid level sensor Transmission fluid turbidity sensor, brake pressure sensor, tire pressure sensor, tire temperature sensor , Tire acceleration sensor GPS receiver, DGPS receiver, and cooling water pressure sensor

Each of the sensors 105 - 111 can be a uniaxial, biaxial or triaxial accelerometer, and / or a general MEMS type gyroscope. More than one can be an IMU. These sensors 105 - 111 can be connected directly to a central control module or processor that receives power and transmit information or can be connected to the vehicle bus or possibly by RFID, SAW or similar technology It can be used to connect to the sensor. It may be wireless and receives its power by RF from one or more interrogators located in the vehicle. In this case, the interrogator can be connected to the vehicle bus or directly to the control module. Alternatively, inductive or capacitive power and / or information transmission systems can be used.