TACTILE SENSOR STUDY

Award Information

Agency: Department of Defense	Branch: Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency	Award ID: 1331	Program Year/Program: 1985 / SBIR
Agency Tracking Number: 1331	Solicitation Year: N/A	Solicitation Topic Code: N/A	Solicitation Number: N/A

Small Business Information: Command Control, Inc.
8800 Roswell Road, Suite 130 Atlanta, GA 30350
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Woman-Owned: No

Minority-Owned: No

HUBZone-Owned: No

Phase 2: Fiscal Year: 1985

Title: TACTILE SENSOR STUDY

Agency / Branch: DOD / DARPA

Contract: N/A

Award Amount: $225,500.00

Abstract:
THE GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO DETERMINE THE FEASIBILITY OF DEVELOPING A GENERAL PURPOSE TACTILE SENSOR CAPABLE OF IDENTIFYING THE TEXTURE, COMPLIANCE, AND SURFACE FEATURES OF AN OBJECT. THE TACTILE SENSOR WILL CONSIST OF A PIEZOELECTRIC POLYMER MATERIAL WHICH GENERATES AN ELECTRICAL SIGNAL IN RESPONSE TO AN APPLIED FORCE. THE SENSOR WILL BE DESIGNED TO MOVE ACROSS THE OBJECT BEING EXAMINED, AND THE SIGNALS THUS GENERATED WILL BE ANALYZED AND ASSOCIATED WITH THE CORRESPONDING SURFACE FEATURES OF THE OBJECT. THEN, THROUGH THE USE OF APPROPRIATE PHYSICAL SEARCH ALGORITHMS AND PROCESSING OF TECHNIQUES, THE SENSOR'S CAPABILITIES WILL BE EXTENDED TO ALLOW IDENTIFICATION OF AN OBJECT'S EDGES, IT'S OVERALL SIZE AND SHAPE, AND THE TYPE OF MATERIAL IT IS COMPOSED OF.

Principal Investigator:

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Business Contact:
Kirk f. pennywitz

Small Business Information at Submission:

Consultant's Choice Inc.
8601 Dunwoody Place Suite 122 Atlanta, GA 30338

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DUNS: N/A

Number of Employees: N/A

Woman-Owned: No

Minority-Owned: No

HUBZone-Owned: No