NASA SBIR SUCCESS STORY Goddard Space Flight Center 
1987 Phase II

Smart Eyes: a New Robotic Vision System 

Triangle R and D Corporation

Research Triangle Park, NC 

INNOVATION
    Determine position and orientation of bar code target using machine vision system
Smart Eyes: a New Robotic Vision System
Soft Tissue Damage Assessment System (STDAS)
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ACCOMPLISHMENTS
    • Developed software and algorithms to determine position and orientation of bar code target
    • Developed special target label
    • Developed software to control robot actions based on vision system input
COMMERCIALIZATION
    • U.S. DOT SBIR Phase I & II built on this technology to develop a vision system to assess Soft Tissue Damage Assessment System (STDAS) - 324K
    • Sales to date: $200K
    • Licensed technology to First Technology Safety Systems (largest  producer or crash dummies) to evaluate laseration and contusions in simulated car crashes
GOVERNMENT/SCIENCE APPLICATIONS
    • Space applications include robotic assembly of Space Station
    • Injury potential research tool for quantifying research tool for quantifying soft tissue damage potential
    • Warehousing and parts inventory 
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