A multi-component force sensing system, capable of monitoring multiple components of
force terms along x-, y-, and z-axis (F x, F y, and F z) and the moments terms about x-, y-, and …

Force sensing is important for surgical robotics in order to realize surgical palpation and
ensure surgical safety. In this article, we design a compact triaxial force sensor based on …

This article presents a novel force sensor to detect the distal force of tendon-sheath
mechanisms (TSMs) in flexible endoscopic surgical robots. We propose to measure the …

A fiber Bragg grating (FBG) force sensor with a compact size has been designed which can
achieve the detection of three force components (Fx, Fy, Fz). The sensor is mainly comprised …

Haptic feedback is absent in flexible endoscopic surgical robots due to the size constraint of
installing sensors on the small robotic arms. Besides, inherent hysteresis caused by the …

Fiber Bragg grating (FBG) based force sensing technology receives much attention from
various research communities in robotics. In this paper, we investigate a three-axis FBG …

This paper presents a clamping force sensor based on fiber Bragg grating (FBG) to provide
interaction force feedback for laparoscopic surgery. The proposed sensor mainly consists of …

This paper presents a Fiber Bragg Grating (FBG)-based distal force sensor with a high
sensitivity and a relatively large measurement range to provide force feedback for …

For surgical robot, an independent contact sensing system can always provide intuitive
operation reference in parallel to non-contact information. As one of them, force sensing …

The large interest in utilising fibre Bragg grating (FBG) strain sensors for minimally invasive
surgery (MIS) applications to replace conventional electrical tactile sensors has grown in the …