Project Grant 1329477

This Project Grant award from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (CFDA 93.865 - Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research) provides $591,838 to Ablelink Smart Living Technologies LLC to develop and evaluate a universally designed app and web-based tools to support independent access to ridesharing services, including driverless vehicles, for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). The "Wayfinder Rideshare System" will...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program awarded a $474,229 project grant to the CAL Poly Pomona Foundation Inc., a nonprofit organization supporting California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. The 3-year grant, awarded on October 1, 2023, funds the development of a multi-modal user-centric mobility scooter driving safety assessment system. This system will employ deep learning algorithms to accurately evaluate the safety of...

This $500,000 project grant, awarded on January 1, 2024 by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program (CFDA 47.070), aims to address the urgent need for end-to-end safety in learning-enabled autonomous systems across various application scenarios, such as self-driving cars and urban air mobility. The project, titled "COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: SLES: GUARANTEED TUBES FOR SAFE LEARNING ACROSS AUTONOMY ARCHITECTURES,"...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $273,369 Project Grant to Intellisafe Analytics LLC for a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project titled "Comprehensive, Human-Centered, Safety System Using Physiological and Behavioral Sensing to Predict and Prevent Workplace Accidents". The goal of this project is to develop a safety system that uses wearable technology to continuously collect real-time physiological and behavioral data from workers, and applies...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $275,000 Project Grant under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program to 2Innovate LLC, a for-profit limited liability company, for the development of a novel wall-mounted gait assist system to reduce the risk of injuries from falls on stairs and level surfaces. The project aims to create a mechanical system that safely supports individuals during ambulation, rehabilitation, and in-home gait assistance, with the goal...

This National Science Foundation project grant of $799,986 will support research into developing an online learning framework for emerging mobility systems through June 2025. Funded under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program, the Trustees of Boston University will consolidate real-world transportation data to establish approaches for optimally controlling cyber-physical systems. Researchers will merge learning and control methods to enhance accessibility, safety, and...

This Project Grant award from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), under the Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research program (CFDA 93.865), provides $399,988 to Charles River Analytics, Inc. to prototype and demonstrate the feasibility of a Social, Assistive Mobile Manipulator (SAMM) software suite. The goal is to enhance functional independence and psychosocial well-being in people with spinal cord injuries and tetraplegia. The Phase I effort will...

This project grant awarded by the National Science Foundation's Division of Information and Intelligent Systems (CFDA 47.070 - Computer and Information Science and Engineering) provides $150,000 to the University of Alabama to build a smart and connected rural community for improved healthcare access in the underserved Black Belt region of West Alabama. The key objectives are to: Develop a smart health and mobility system (SHMS) to leverage and coordinate existing transportation resources to...

This $235,187 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) supports research to develop principled algorithms and practical tools for systematically discovering and repairing unsafe behavior in multi-module autonomous vehicle systems. The key objectives are to: (1) create an automated method for constructing test scenarios that decouple high-level semantics and low-level details; (2) develop a search-based testing approach to efficiently...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program (CFDA 47.070) provides $260,118 to the University of Illinois to research and develop methods for enabling safe and harmonious integration of highway vehicles with varying levels of human and machine autonomy. The key objectives are to advance the state-of-the-art in cyber-physical systems research related to vehicle autonomy, safety, and transportation. The...