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Parallel Kinematic Actuator with Reduced Size and Improved Performance

Award Information
Agency: Department of Defense
Branch: Army
Contract: W81XWH-10-C-0187
Agency Tracking Number: O093-H09-3214
Amount: $100,000.00
Phase: Phase I
Program: SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code: OSD09-H09
Solicitation Number: 2009.3
Timeline
Solicitation Year: 2009
Award Year: 2010
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): 2010-04-01
Award End Date (Contract End Date): 2010-11-14
Small Business Information
205 Williamson Square
Franklin, TN 37064
United States
DUNS: 016551561
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
 Jeffrey S.N. Paine
 Chief Manager
 (615) 595-6665
 jpaine@dynamic-structures.com
Business Contact
 Jennifer Sturgis
Title: Accounting & Contracting Manager
Phone: (615) 595-6665
Email: jsturgis@dynamic-structures.com
Research Institution
N/A
Abstract

Applications for ultrasound are expanding beyond medical imaging to include new functionality, with the potential to halt internal bleeding or provide an alternative to manual suturing. These types of functions are in some ways suited to a surgical robot, offering the potential for teleoperation or perhaps even autonomous functionality. However, the requirements for positioning an ultrasound device are different than those for a typical surgical robot. An end-effector is proposed that will use parallel kinematics and force feedback to make an actuator that is “actively compliant”. This end-effector will be fixed to the end of a conventional articulated robot, but will have high bandwidth in all six axes of motion, allowing it to correct for compliance and shifts in the position of the patient. Thus, controlled contact can be maintained between the ultrasound device and the patient, allowing for proper function of the device.

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