HAND PHYSIOLOGICAL EVALUATION AND COUNTERMEASURE DEVICE

THE FIRM WILL DESIGN A PROOF-OF-CONCEPT PROTOTYPE SYSTEM OF A HAND MUSCULOSKELETAL PROTOTYPE SYSTEM (HMS). THE HMS WILL BE ABLE TO ASSESS AND MAINTAIN THE PHYSICAL CONDITION OF THE HAND. A COMPUTERIZED, COMPREHENSIVE MENU OF EXERCISEMODALITIES WILL BE DESIGNED THAT WILL ALLOW THE HMS SPECIFICALLY TO EMULATE SELECTED JOB TASKS, AS WELL AS GENERIC SKILLED MOVEMENTS. THE PLANNED APPROACH TO GENERIC HAND MOVEMENTS WILL CONSTITUTE A NEW AND INNOVATIVE HAND-EYEAND MECHANO-SENSORY-RECEPTOR-BASED COORDINATED ASSESSMENT AND TRAINING TOOL. THIS THEORY WILL BE PROVED IN PROOF-OF-CONCEPT FASHION USING EXISTING COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS OF THE COMPANY AS WELL AS MECHANICAL PROTOTYPE DESIGN THAT HAS THE HAND-GRASP MOTION TRANSLATED INTO A ROTATIONAL-RESISTANCE MECHANISM, AND CONTROL SOFTWARE THAT EVALUATES AND TRAINS GENERIC AND JOB-TASK MOVEMENTS OF THE HAND. PHASE II WOULD CONCENTRATE ON THE FABRICATION OF A FLIGHT PROTOTYPE FOR CONCEPTUAL EVALUATION OF A PLANNED SHUTTLE/SPACE STATION HEALTHCARE DEVICE. THE FIRM WILL DESIGN A PROOF-OF-CONCEPT PROTOTYPE SYSTEM OF A HAND MUSCULOSKELETAL PROTOTYPE SYSTEM (HMS). THE HMS WILL BE ABLE TO ASSESS AND MAINTAIN THE PHYSICAL CONDITION OF THE HAND. A COMPUTERIZED, COMPREHENSIVE MENU OF EXERCISEMODALITIES WILL BE DESIGNED THAT WILL ALLOW THE HMS SPECIFICALLY TO EMULATE SELECTED JOB TASKS, AS WELL AS GENERIC SKILLED MOVEMENTS. THE PLANNED APPROACH TO GENERIC HAND MOVEMENTS WILL CONSTITUTE A NEW AND INNOVATIVE HAND-EYEAND MECHANO-SENSORY-RECEPTOR-BASED COORDINATED ASSESSMENT AND TRAINING TOOL. THIS THEORY WILL BE PROVED IN PROOF-OF-CONCEPT FASHION USING EXISTING COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS OF THE COMPANY AS WELL AS MECHANICAL PROTOTYPE DESIGN THAT HAS THE HAND-GRASP MOTION TRANSLATED INTO A ROTATIONAL-RESISTANCE MECHANISM, AND CONTROL SOFTWARE THAT EVALUATES AND TRAINS GENERIC AND JOB-TASK MOVEMENTS OF THE HAND. PHASE II WOULD CONCENTRATE ON THE FABRICATION OF A FLIGHT PROTOTYPE FOR CONCEPTUAL EVALUATION OF A PLANNED SHUTTLE/SPACE STATION HEALTHCARE DEVICE.