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DIGITAL CONTROL OF REHABILITATION/EXERCISE MACHINES

Award Information
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services
Branch: N/A
Contract: N/A
Agency Tracking Number: 525
Amount: $452,716.00
Phase: Phase II
Program: SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code: N/A
Solicitation Number: N/A
Timeline
Solicitation Year: N/A
Award Year: 1984
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): N/A
Award End Date (Contract End Date): N/A
Small Business Information
205 W. Weaver Street
Carrboro, NC 27510
United States
DUNS: N/A
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
 James J. Brickley Ph.d.
 Principal Investigator
 (919) 929-7791
Business Contact
Phone: () -
Research Institution
N/A
Abstract

THIS PROPOSAL IS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A CONTROLLER FOR AN EXERCISE MACHINE, TO BE MARKETED SOON, CALLED THE ISOSTATION. THE ISOSTATION IS AN ELECTROHYDRAULIC REHABILITATION MACHINE WHICH PERMITS ACTIVE AND PASSIVE MOVEMENTS IN THREE DIMENSIONS FOR THE REHABILITATION OF MUSCULAR DEFICITS DUE TO TRAUMA, DISUSE, DISEASE, ACCIDENTS OR CHRONIC MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS TO ATHLETES AND THE AGED. PHASE I OF THIS PROPOSAL IS TO DEMONSTRATE BY COMPUTER SIMULATIONS THE FEASIBILITY OF PRODUCING A MARKETABLE "REAL TIME" DIGITAL CONTROLLER FOR THE CLOSED LOOP CONTROL OPERATION OF AN INSTRUMENTED ISOSTATION. THIS SYSTEM WILL BE USED TO CHARACTERIZE THE ISOSTATION AND EVALUATE THE SOFTWARE TO BE DEVELOPED.

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