MODIFICATION
A -- Defense Sciences Research and Technology
- Notice Date
- 2/11/2005
- Notice Type
- Modification
- NAICS
- 541710
— Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences
- Contracting Office
- Other Defense Agencies, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, Contracts Management Office, 3701 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA, 22203-1714
- ZIP Code
- 22203-1714
- Solicitation Number
- BAA05-19
- Response Due
- 2/7/2006
- Archive Date
- 2/8/2006
- Point of Contact
- Brett Giroir, Deputy Director, DSO, Phone (571) 218-4224, Fax (571) 218-4553,
- E-Mail Address
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bgiroir@darpa.mil
- Description
- PROSTHESIS 2007, SOL BAA05-19, Addendum 4, DUE: 4:00 PM ET 6/1/05. POC: Dr. Geoffrey Ling, DARPA/DSO, Ph: 571-218-4674, Email: baa05-19@darpa.mil; Website Submission: http://www.sainc.com/dso0519. The Defense Sciences Office (DSO) of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is soliciting proposals for research, development, system integration and demonstration of an upper extremity prosthetic. The vision of the Prosthesis 2007 program is to leverage recent research advances in neural sensing, control systems, actuation, power storage and distribution, freeform manufacturing, neural control, microfabrication, sensory feedback, flexure and transmission design, signal processing, and information science to dramatically improve the capability of upper extremity prosthetic limbs beyond those that are currently available commercially. This vision will be realized by increasing the range of motion, strength, endurance, and dexterity of upper extremity prosthetic devices. The final product must be ready for human clinical trials including completed submission of an Investigational New Device (IND) application to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) by the end of 24 months. The ultimate goal of this two year effort is to deliver a single prosthetic arm system that is suitable for transhumeral and shoulder disarticulation amputations. The program is comprehensive and will deliver a prosthetic arm system in two years that is sufficiently mature to enter the appropriate approval processes for general medical use. Maturity of the prosthetic will be demonstrated by completed submission of an IND application to the FDA by the end of 24 months. Proposals that do not address the full integration of component technologies into an upper limb prosthesis or do not plan for the appropriate approval process and product commercialization are generally not of interest. However, the development of enabling technologies of extraordinary promise may be considered for support. DARPA has separately published BAA 05-26 Revolutionizing Prosthetics. Prosthesis 2007 (BAA 05-19 Addendum 4) is focused on nearer term improvements in prosthetics capabilities. Proposers are free to propose to both solicitations independently. The technical goal of the program is to develop arm prostheses that significantly improve the ability of the arm amputee to perform the activities of daily living. Design trades and technology choices may dictate that some of the desirable characteristics listed below are not simultaneously achievable, are unnecessary, or are not achievable in two years. The guiding principle to be used when performing design trades is that the device should deliver the maximum capability possible for the activities of daily living within the two year time frame. Desirable characteristics of the upper arm prosthesis system include (1) inertial properties that match the lost limb including arm free swing capability, (2) local control, state sensing, and task-based mode shifting within the device to enable improved functionality, (3) simultaneous control of 3-5 joints, (4) fingertip force detection, (5) local hand grasp slip control, (6) elbow lift capability of up to 20 ft-lbs, (7) grip strength of up to 25 lbs, (8) wrist flexion strength of up to 1.67 ft-lbs, (9) a robust intuitive control approach, (10) 24 hour endurance between refuel or recharge while conducting activities for daily living, (11) minimum of three grasp patterns (fine pinch, lateral pinch, power grip), (12) 2 degrees of freedom at the wrist, (13) humeral rotation, (14) effective cosmetic matching to the amputee, (15) noise below 50 dB(A) at 1 meter, (16) water and grit resistance, and (17) an automated system for fitting the prosthetic to the residual limb that accounts for shape and structure changes due to amputee activities and other normal physiological changes. A level of modularity that will enable adaptation to varying degrees of stump length i NOTE: THIS NOTICE MAY HAVE POSTED ON WWW.FEDBIZOPPS.GOV ON THE DATE INDICATED IN THE NOTICE ITSELF (11-FEB-2005). IT ACTUALLY APPEARED OR REAPPEARED ON THE FEDBIZOPPS SYSTEM ON 10-MAY-2005, BUT REAPPEARED IN THE FTP FEED FOR THIS POSTING DATE. PLEASE CONTACT fbo.support@gsa.gov REGARDING THIS ISSUE.
- Web Link
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