SPHERICAL MECHANISM FOR MAGNETIC MANIPULATION

摘要

A magnetic manipulation device (16) can include a housing (20), a spherical magnetic body (22) contained within the housing (20), and a plurality of sensors to detect the direction of the magnetic dipole of the spherical magnetic body (22). The spherical magnetic body (22) can be rotatable about a sphere axis of rotation which is omnidirectionally variable. Rotators (24a, 24b, 24c) can be in contact with the spherical magnetic body (22) to rotate the spherical magnetic body (22) about the sphere axis of rotation.