GR related: EHPA's

[David Morris]

http://www.darpa.mil/baa/baa00-34.htm

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is soliciting 
innovative research proposals on Exoskeletons for Human Performance 
Augmentation (EHPA). The overall goal of this program is to develop devices 
and machines that will increase the speed, strength, and endurance of 
soldiers in combat environments. Projects will lead to self-powered, 
controllable, wearable exoskeletal devices and/or machines. The 
technological challenges that must be addressed are energy sources, power by 
generation, haptic interfaces, control algorithm development, as well as 
integration of actuation systems and all previously mentioned subsystems 
into a machine with an anthropomorphic architecture. Highly efficient 
actuators must be developed that can utilize a high density, man-wearable 
energy source in both a safe and quiet manner. The power provided to the 
EPHA system must support the exoskeleton for a duration of military 
significance, initially estimated to be 4-24 hours. Control approaches must 
be devised that enable direct and seamless interaction between human and 
machine.

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Minority Institutions and Historically Black Colleges and Universities are 
encouraged to submit proposals and join others in submitting proposals. 
However, due to the technical nature of the hardware demonstration, no 
portion of this BAA will be set aside specifically for these entities.
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