The central system component of the present invention is a flexible “smart cable” which enables accurate measurement of local curvature and torsion along its length. These quantities are then used to infer the position and attitude of one end of the cable relative to the other. Sufficiently accurate measurements of the local curvature and torsion along the cable allow reconstruction of the entire cable shape, including the relative position and orientation of the end points. The smart cable for making these measurements comprises a multicore optical fiber, with individual fiber cores constructed to operate in the single mode regime, but positioned close enough to cause cross-talk (mode coupling) between cores over the length of the fiber. This cross-talk is very sensitive to the distribution of strains (curvature and torsion) along the cable.
Aug 2006 to Apr 2010Branch Health Clinic Naval Air Facility Andrews AFB, MD 2005 to 2006 Branch Health Clinical ManagerBranch Health Clinic Naval Air Facility Andrews AFB, MD 2004 to 2005 Primary Care Clinical Supervisor2d Medical Battalion, Charlie Surgical Company Jacksonville, NC 2000 to 2004Naval School of Health Sciences Bethesda, MD 1999 to 2000 Nuclear Medicine StaffNSGA Branch Medical Clinic Sabana Seca, PR 1996 to 1999 Staff Administrative SupervisorNaval Hospital Newport Newport, RI 1995 to 1996 Supervisor Family Practice Gold ClinicNaval Hospital Newport Newport, RI 1994 to 1995 Staff Healthcare assistant Family Practice Gold Clinic
Education:
Southern Illinois University 2001 to 2004 BS in Healthcare ManagementField Medical Service School Camp Lejeune, NC Oct 2001 to Dec 2001Central Texas College Sabana Seca Sabana Seca, PR 1997 to 1999Hospital Corps School Great Lakes, IL Aug 1996