TY  - JOUR
AB  - This paper describes SHAPE TAPE™, a thin array of fiber optic curvature sensors laminated on a ribbon substrate, arranged to sense bend and twist. The resulting signals are used to build a three dimensional computer model containing six degree of freedom position and orientation information for any location along the ribbon. The tape can be used to derive dynamic or static shape information from objects to which it is attached or scanned over. This is particularly useful where attachment is only partial, since shape tape “knows where it is” relative to a starting location. Measurements can be performed where cameras cannot see, without the use of magnetic fields. Applications include simulation, film animation, computer aided design, robotics, biomechanics, and crash testing.
VL  - 19
IS  - 2
SN  - 0260-2288
DO  - 10.1108/02602289910266142
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/02602289910266142
AU  - Danisch Lee
AU  - Englehart Kevin
AU  - Trivett Andrew
PY  - 1999
Y1  - 1999/01/01
TI  - Spatially continuous six degree of freedom position and orientation sensor
T2  - Sensor Review
PB  - MCB UP Ltd
SP  - 106
EP  - 112
Y2  - 2024/05/06
ER  -