Foot Pedal Controller for 3D Movement Webinar

When: Tue, 10/29/2024 - 2:00 PM (Eastern Time)

Discover how NASA Johnson Space Center's Foot Pedal Controller system is set to transform the way we control movement in three-dimensional space. This groundbreaking technology allows operators to control spacecraft, aircraft, and watercraft using intuitive foot pedals, freeing up their hands for other tasks. With its ability to handle six degrees of freedom–translational and rotational in all directions–this technology offers unmatched versatility and ergonomic comfort. 

Join us to explore the potential of this technology across various industries, including aerospace, robotics, video games, and accessibility solutions.

For more information on this technology, please visit this page.

Dr. Stanley G. Love is a planetary scientist and NASA astronaut. His scientific work focused on impact physics, interplanetary dust, and chondrule formation. He is an author on 90+ peer-reviewed technical articles and abstracts, including two each in Science and Nature. His career has included more than 1,900 hours of aviation time, including zero- and reduced-gravity aircraft missions, and 15 hours of Extra-Vehicular Activity (spacewalking) time. He and his crewmates delivered the European Space Agency’s Columbus module to the International Space Station on Space Shuttle mission STS-122. He is a co-inventor of the “gravity tractor” concept for modifying asteroid orbits. Love has taken part in numerous spaceflight analog expeditions, including two field seasons in Antarctica. He has eight years of experience as a Capcom (spacecraft communicator) and will reprise that role as the lead Capcom for Artemis II. Since 2017 he has worked on human interfaces for future spacecraft including Orion and Gateway. He holds a patent for a novel manual control system for space vehicles. He is a fifth-degree black belt Master and instructor in Taekwondo.