SBIR/STTR Research Award
Fighter Cockpit Precision Cursor Control
Award amount
$338,151Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IIAward year
1994Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Air Force
- Recipient company
- TOYON RESEARCH CORPORATION
- Proposal award date
- Not reported
- Contract end date
- Not reported
- UEI
- PK1CB3L39XX8
- Solicitation number
- Not reported
- Topic code
- Not reported
Research abstract
The objective of the proposed effort is to determine the potential benefits and performance in using head rotation to precisely control the cursor on a display. We will design, develop, and test a scheme that uses a laser to read a bar pattern inscribed on the pilot's helmet. Head rotations modulate the reflected energy, and these are translated into cursor movement. The device is functionally identical to the mouse used in many personal computers. This program includes extensive analysis of pilot's tasks to understand when, how, and to what precision he executes cursor positioning tasks. The Phase I study objectives are to establish the engineering feasibility of the device and to assess its potential benefit and suitability for the tasks and environment of the single-seater fighter cockpit.
Technology keywords
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Other awards by this recipient
Verified by the same UEI. These are other public SBIR/STTR award pages, not a merged company record.
- Advanced Modeling and Evaluation of Air Combat Autonomy
- Space Capability for OPIR Ranking and Evaluation (SCORE)
- Enhanced Submarine Mast Detection and Discrimination
- Software-enabled Platforms for Real-time Updates and Collaborative Effects (SPRUCE_
- Signal Harmonization via Adaptive Predistortion and Estimation (SHAPE)
Research funding history
601 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (1986–2026). Reported award amounts total $249,287,075. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.
Phases: Phase I, Phase II, Phase II – Direct to Phase II
Agencies: Department of Defense, Department of Commerce, Department of Homeland Security, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Department of Transportation, Department of Energy
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