Cooperative Agreement 80NSSC22M0185

The Hi-Rate Composite Aircraft Manufacturing (HICAM) project received a $196,747 cooperative agreement award from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Shared Services Center under the Aeronautics program. The primary goal of the HICAM project is to demonstrate manufacturing approaches and associated technologies for large composite airframe structures that enable a 4-6 times production rate increase without increasing costs. Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation will deliver the...

The Boeing Company received a $199,149.60 cooperative agreement award from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to support the Aeronautics mission area. The primary goal of the Hi-Rate Composite Aircraft Manufacturing (HICAM) project is to demonstrate manufacturing approaches and associated technologies for large composite airframe structures that enable a four to six times production rate increase without cost increases. The award period is from June...

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded Electroimpact Inc. a $107,099 cooperative agreement under the Aeronautics program (CFDA 43.002) on August 12, 2021 to demonstrate manufacturing approaches and technologies for large composite airframe structures. The goal of the Hi-Rate Composite Aircraft Manufacturing project is to enable a four to six times increase in aircraft production rates without increased costs. Electroimpact will work to develop manufacturing processes...

Collier Research and Development Corporation was awarded a $105,759.17 Cooperative Agreement from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Shared Services Center on July 28, 2021 to complete work by June 30, 2022. The award supports Collier Research & Development Corp.'s HI-RATE COMPOSITE AIRCRAFT MANUFACTURING project, which aims to demonstrate manufacturing approaches and technologies to enable a 4-6 times increase in the production rate of large composite airframe structures...

The Wichita State University received a $102,464 Cooperative Agreement award from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Shared Services Center on July 28, 2021 to support the Hi-Rate Composite Aircraft Manufacturing project through June 30, 2022. The primary goal of the project is to demonstrate manufacturing approaches and technologies that enable a four to six times increase in the production rate of large composite airframe structures without increasing costs. This work supports...

Rohr, Inc., a Collins Aerospace Company, received a $161,353 cooperative agreement award from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center on July 13, 2021 to complete work by June 30, 2022. The award was made under NASA's Aeronautics program (CFDA 43.002) to demonstrate manufacturing approaches and technologies for large composite airframe structures that enable a four to six times increase in production rates without increasing costs. Collins Aerospace will...

The Boeing Company received a $347,363.58 Cooperative Agreement award from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to support the Aeronautics program. The primary goal of the Hi-Rate Composite Aircraft Manufacturing project is to demonstrate manufacturing approaches and technologies that enable a four to six times increase in the production rate of large composite airframe structures without increasing costs. Boeing will conduct this research and...

This Cooperative Agreement award is funded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Office of STEM Engagement (OSTEM) Federal Grant Program (CFDA 43.008). The $100,000 award will support the development of a finite element-based user material model for thermo-mechanically coupled fatigue damage accumulation in additively manufactured short-fiber thermoplastic composites. The project aims to bridge microstructural and macroscale properties to enable rapid assessment of the...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Integrative Activities (CFDA 47.083) project grant award of $299,431 to the University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) will develop characterization techniques to determine the rate and temperature-dependent properties of polymer matrix composite (PMC) materials. The goal is to improve the ability to accurately predict the dynamic fracture and deformation behavior of PMCs, which is critical for safely using these lightweight, corrosion-resistant materials in...

This Project Grant award of $274,919 from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program supports the development of a new class of high-performance composite materials made from aluminum and carbon fiber. The key focus is on improving the interface between the metal and carbon fiber phases to create a low-defect, high-strength material with enhanced mechanical properties. The research aims to elucidate the microstructural evolution and...