The seminal work of Yamaguchi described the use of digital recording of speckle patterns in order to measure
displacement and deformation. Since then, the approach has been adapted for use in various fields such as bioengineering , materials characterization , microelectronics, and civil engineering . Some notable developments
with the technique include photorefractive crystal recording and successful rate analysis. In a typical recording and measurement procedure, CCD cameras are used in conjunction with image processors and dedicated software
on computers. Such setups generally require investment of time and cost.The first optical mouse was introduced in 1999 by Agilent Technologies to overcome the problems of wear and dirt accumulation. Due to the economics of large volume
production, the cost of an optical mouse is extremely low. The optical mouse was arguably first demonstrated
to be a viable scientific sensor by Ng . Since then it has been used in a myriad of sensing applications that
include region-of-interest tracking in microscopy visco elastic material deformation , oscillation, indoor
mobile robot odometry, as well as manometry .The possibilities with which the optical mouse can be applied for scientific measurements is currently limited somewhat by the maximum separation possible between the mouse and translating surface; more specifically at 1.25 mm according to an earlier investigation [8]. Beyond this distance, the optical mouse will fail to depict movement of the translated surface correctly.