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COMMERCE BUSINESS DAILY ISSUE OF AUGUST 28,1995 PSA#1419NASA, Johnson Space Center, BE33, Houston, TX 69 -- KINESTHETIC FORCE FEEBACK DEVICE (CHARLOTTE ROBOT) SOL
9BE3303549P DUE 091595 POC Contact:STEVE JANNEY, Tel:713-483-8505
Contracting Officer:LISA REA, Tel:713-483-8395 The kinesthetic force
feedback device will be used in conjunction with the existing force
feedback device currently in use in the Integrated EVA/RMS Virtual
Reality Simulation Facility. The device will be integrated with the
current device to provide the capability to accurately simulate the
handling characteristics of a large mass being manipulated by two Extra
Vehicular Activity (EVA) crewmembers in a zero-gravity situation. The
kinesthetic force feedback device must meet the following requirements:
(1) The device must be man-rated (2) The device must be able to
simulate six degree-of-freedom mass charachteristics of large ()500lb)
payloads (3) The drive mechanisms and electrical components must be
interchangeable with the device currently in the use at the Johnson
Space Center (4) One year of maintenance must be provided to include
the delivered device and the current device at the Johnson Space
Center. --(See #1 ''Description'') --The manufacturer of the
Kinesthetic Force Feedback Device, also called the ''Charlotte'' robot,
is McDonnel Douglas Aerospace, Inc, Houston, TX. --1 unit --The device
will be delivered to the Johnson Space Center. --The device must be
delivered no later than March 1996. --Numbered Note 22. The government
intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source.__This
procurement is being conducted under MidRange test procedures approved
by OFPP. --McDonnel Douglas is the only company that can meet all the
minimum requirements of NASA. The design of the ''charlotte'' robot is
proprietary to McDonnell Douglas. (0236) Loren Data Corp. http://www.ld.com (SYN# 0385 19950825\69-0002.SOL)
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