Project Grant 0849433

This $298,710 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Computer and Network Systems, under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070), will fund research towards developing a bio-inspired cyber-physical system for optimal robot locomotion in fluids. The Pennsylvania State University will receive funding to create a pressure-sensitive synthetic skin for robotic fish, along with control and learning algorithms using the distributed pressure...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program provides funding of $304,991 to Fluid Reality Incorporated for the development of compact haptic actuators using electroosmotic pumps. The project aims to advance the commercialization of high-definition haptic hardware that allows users to feel virtual objects and perform physical tasks remotely through extended reality (XR) interfaces such as wireless...

This $230,583 National Science Foundation project grant supports the development of bio-inspired bistable energy harvesting technology for fish telemetry tags. Funded under the NSF Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), the award supports research collaboration between the University of Michigan and industry partners to design a novel attachment mechanism and self-powered sensing system for fish tags. The project aims to investigate snap-through dynamics of a piezoelectric energy harvester...

This Project Grant award of $303,199 from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences program aims to develop new and efficient numerical methods for solving fluid-structure interaction (FSI) and fluid-poroelastic structure interaction (FPSI) problems. The key technical goals of this 3-year project at Clemson University include: Formulating and analyzing a monolithic system to establish well-posedness, stability, and finite element error estimates for these coupled...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program award to Purdue University supports research to develop high-performance tactile sensors that can detect various sizes of objects within microseconds, comparable to human skin. The $510,542 grant, awarded on November 1, 2023, will fund the manufacturing of these sensors using 3D printing and conformal polymer coating techniques. The research aims to create a new manufacturing capability for hierarchically architected structures with...

This $200,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) supports research to advance the understanding of coupled fluid-structure interactions within porous media, such as biological tissues connected to larger fluid networks. The project aims to improve prediction and control of these complex multiscale systems, which are essential for applications including organ perfusion modeling, bioartificial organ design, and...

This Project Grant award, valued at $243,540.00, was provided by the National Science Foundation (NSF) through its Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to Case Western Reserve University (CWRU). The objective of this project is to establish a physics-driven understanding of odor-tracking flapping flight in insects, which could inform the development of bio-inspired flying robots with enhanced aerodynamic performance and olfactory sensitivity. The key products and services to be delivered under this...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) provides $499,993 to the University of Massachusetts to investigate fluid-structure interactions (FSI) between flexible structures and inertial-viscoelastic flow. The goal is to conduct numerical simulations and synergistic experiments to understand the influence of viscoelasticity on the dynamics of flexible structures like flags, sheets, and cantilevered beams in high-Reynolds number flows....

This Project Grant award of $350,456 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation supports research at Brown University to characterize, model, and predict the mechanical response of non-uniform soft materials subject to rapid bubble collapse and oscillation. The research aims to leverage inertial cavitation - the rapid, unstable growth and collapse of bubbles - as a tool for ultra-high-rate rheometry of graded hydrogels. The experimental...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) provides $161,282 to Clemson University to develop novel mathematical methodologies and approximation theories for analyzing coupled fluid-structure interaction systems. The research aims to establish existence and uniqueness of solutions, ascertain qualitative solution behavior, and provide implementable numerical approximation schemes for multilayered fluid-structure...