Engineering topics
Publications and source records attributed to Pfeiffer, C..
In this paper, Rutgers University has teamed with the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) to pursue the development and demonstration of a novel haptic interfacing capability called MEMICA.
Electro-rheological fluids (ERFs) are electroactive fluids that experience dramatic changes in rheological properties, in the presence of an electric field.
In this paper a novel haptic interface is presented to enable human-operators to feel and intuitively mirror the stiffness/forces at remote/virtual sites enabling control of robots as human-surrogates.
Force feedback from remote or virtual operations is needed for numerous technologies including robotics, tele-presence, teleoperation (e.g., surgery, etc.), games and movies.
The development of NDE techniques has always been driven by the ongoing need for low-cost, rapid, user-friendly, reliable and efficient methods of detecting and characterizing flaws as well as determining material properties.
Sequential estimation technique for correlated stochastic variables
Optimal control and estimation theory application to space navigation, noting random disturbance
Unmanned spacecraft guidance policy and orbit determination, using linear perturbation theory and minimum variance estimation
Optimal control and estimation theory application to space navigation, noting random disturbance
A relatively simple injection-guidance system used in conjunction with post-injection midcourse correction will be adequate for lunar and interplanetary missions.