SBIR/STTR Research Award
FORCE REFLECTING JOYSTICKS FOR MANIPULATOR CONTROL
Award amount
$499,553Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IIAward year
1989Award details
- Awarding agency
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Branch
- Not reported
- Recipient company
- Meridian Corp.
- Proposal award date
- Not reported
- Contract end date
- Not reported
- UEI
- Not reported
- Solicitation number
- Not reported
- Topic code
- Not reported
Research 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.
Technology keywords
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