FORCE REFLECTING JOYSTICKS FOR MANIPULATOR CONTROL

Award Information

Agency: National Aeronautics and Space Administration	Branch: N/A	Award ID: 6737	Program Year/Program: 1989 / SBIR
Agency Tracking Number: 6737	Solicitation Year: N/A	Solicitation Topic Code: N/A	Solicitation Number: N/A

Small Business Information: Meridian Corp.
4300 King St #400 Alexandria, VA 22302
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Woman-Owned: No

Minority-Owned: No

HUBZone-Owned: No

Phase 2: Fiscal Year: 1989

Title: FORCE REFLECTING JOYSTICKS FOR MANIPULATOR CONTROL

Agency: NASA

Contract: N/A

Award Amount: $499,553.00

Abstract:
A PERMANENT NEED EXISTS FOR HUMAN CONTROL OF MANIPULATORS IN HIGHLY UNSTRUCTURED ENVIRONMENTS. THE JOYSTICK IS A KEY ELEMENT IN THE INTERFACE BETWEEN MAN AND MACHINE. A PRIMARYOBJECTIVE IS TO TRANSLATE FORCES EXPERIENCED BY THE MANIPULATOR AS DIRECTLY AS POSSIBLE TO THE JOYSTICK; A DIRECT RELATIONSHIP SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASES EFFICIENCY. SEVERAL FORCE REFLECTING JOYSTICKS ARE IN EXISTENCE. THIS STUDY PROPOSES TO DEVELOP A NEW, EFFICIENT, LOW-PRICED FORCEREFLECTING JOYSTICK BASED UPON DEFICIENCIES NOTED IN THE EXISTING MECHANISMS. THIS JOYSTICK WILL BE BASED UPON THE SIX DEGREE-OF-FREEDOM STEWART PLATFORM. HIGH FORCE FEEDBACKFIDELITY WILL BE ACHIEVED THROUGH THE INSTALLATION OF A FORCE MEASURING CELL IN THE JOYSTICK HANDGRIP.

Principal Investigator:
Mark D Bryfogle

Business Contact:

Small Business Information at Submission:

Meridian Corp.
4300 King St #400 Alexandria, VA 22302

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DUNS: N/A

Number of Employees: N/A

Woman-Owned: No

Minority-Owned: No

HUBZone-Owned: No