Project Title:

Positioning Beam Rider Module for Articulated Robot Manipulator [ARM]

05.02-0298
Positioning Beam Rider Module for Articulated Robot Manipulator [ARM]
Cellulose Conversion Enterprises
P.O. Box 9315
Berkeley
CA
94709
Malachowski
M.J.
24866
50,000
LeRC

Abstract:

The Articulated Robot Manipulator (ARM) is a lightweight flexable arm capable of
quickly and accurately positioning a load of 100 kilograms over a ten meter radius.
 ARM will use mixed laser and beam positioning and communications systems to internally
sense the effector positions.  ARM will be constructed of segments and articulations.
 Segments will be long, thin, flexable, and interchangable; they may telescope or
rotate. The articulations will consist of a head containing the positioning sensors,
motor, control, and communication systems and a platform with the effector systems.
 The objectives of Phase I are to prototype a laser Beam Rider Module (BRM) positioning
system and testbed ARM incorporating the BRM concept.  The objective of Phase II
is to construct a prototype ARM.