Bending the fiber in one direction leads to a better transmission whereas bending in the other direction leads to a lower transmission, compared to the straight position.
Plastic optical fiber can also be used for seat-occupancy recognition
One approach for seat-occupancy recognition is the Kinotex cavity sensor from Canpolar East (St. John’s, NF, Canada).
Many consumers are probably aware of the use of tactile sensors that can stop a car window if an object is in the way. While many of these sensors are nonoptical, the evanescent field of an optical fiber can also be exploited in this application.
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Right man! It's interesting to see that these instruments are also needed to almost all robot-assisted surgery procedures. So it's more than just brain manual surgery.
surgeons lose the critical sense of touch during MIS because instruments are passed through ports that mask the surgeon's feel of the internal operating environment.