Automatika, Inc. proposes to develop MaCS, a high-fidelity manipulator system for use on samm unmanned robot vehicles for use in EOD missions for IED disarming. The system is intended to utilize high-performance joint actuators and allow for easy operator control in cartesian space using a simple vector-controlled control-input method to simplify endpoint motions for complex tasks.
Benefit: We anticipate that this new manipulator and controller will simplify EOD technician activities, reduce mission-time and make remote control simpler and more accurate. This system will definitely have commercial potential in any remote manipulator vehicle platform application.
Keywords: Robot, Robot, gripper, Manipulator, Cartesian, actuator
