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TACTILE SENSOR STUDY

Award Information
Agency: Department of Defense
Branch: Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
Contract: N/A
Agency Tracking Number: 1331
Amount: $225,500.00
Phase: Phase II
Program: SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code: N/A
Solicitation Number: N/A
Timeline
Solicitation Year: N/A
Award Year: 1985
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): N/A
Award End Date (Contract End Date): N/A
Small Business Information
8601 Dunwoody Place Suite 122
Atlanta, GA 30338
United States
DUNS: N/A
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
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Business Contact
 KIRK F. PENNYWITZ
Phone: () -
Research Institution
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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.

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