The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $132,605 project grant under its Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to the University of Southern California (USC) Department of Contracts and Grants. This grant will fund research to advance the state-of-the-art in connected and automated vehicle (CAV) systems through innovations in networking, sensing, and edge computing. The research team will develop an integrated platform that strategically aggregates wireless communication technologies,...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase I Project Grant of $275,000 will develop an Internet of Things (IoT) safety device and system for micro-mobility products under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084). Systems Research & Consulting LLC of Rochester, Michigan will receive the award to create cost-effective, innovative IoT technology essential to safety and reliability for micro-mobility vehicles and fleets...
This Cooperative Agreement award, funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program (CFDA 47.084), supports the development of an AI-based, IoT-enabled system for structural health monitoring. The $992,460 award, made to Canetia Analytics, Inc., a small disadvantaged business, will fund the design and validation of an IoT device to collect real-world vibration data from infrastructure assets, along with a proprietary machine-learning...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation awarded a $202,000 Project Grant to Michigan State University under the Engineering (CFDA 47.041) program. The funding will support collaborative research to develop scalable, data-driven predictive control frameworks for managing mixed traffic systems with connected and automated vehicles alongside human-driven vehicles. The project aims to enable advancements in transportation efficiency and...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) project grant award of $550,000, effective March 1, 2024 through February 28, 2026, aims to develop vehicle technologies that can improve traffic flow and reduce energy use by allowing automated vehicles to dynamically adjust their speeds based on real-time traffic conditions. The project will create a system to automatically detect and filter out erroneous traffic information to enable the safe...
The National Science Foundation Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems awarded North Carolina State University a $188,120 project grant under the Engineering (CFDA 47.041) federal grant program. The grant funded research from February 1, 2021 through July 31, 2021 to develop sensor aided millimeter wave communication technologies for connected vehicles. Specifically, the university investigated using sensors to help vehicles overcome challenges with millimeter wave signals,...
This $255,996 National Science Foundation Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships award to Wave Logix, Inc. supports development of an Internet of Things sensing platform to monitor civil infrastructure concrete strength. The awardee will prototype a piezoelectric concrete strength sensor integrated with customized data logging, processing, and transmission capabilities. A secure cloud-based database is also envisioned to provide contractors real-time in-place concrete strength data through...
Ranial Systems Inc. received a $248,900 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation on November 15, 2021 to support research under the SBIR PHASE I: COGNITIVE INTELLIGENCE CAPABILITIES IN REAL-TIME EDGE COMPUTING AND DISTRIBUTED INTERNET OF THINGS (IOT) PLATFORMS project. The award is part of the National Science Foundation's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), which seeks to improve quality of life and economic strength through engineering research and education. Specifically, the...
This $999,910 Cooperative Agreement award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program (CFDA 47.084) supports the development of a novel Internet-of-Things (IoT) concrete strength sensing platform for infrastructure monitoring. The project aims to create a market-ready solution that addresses the construction industry's challenge of using antiquated testing methods, which often lead to schedule delays and cost overruns. The funding will enable...
Green Light Labs, Inc. was awarded a $999,600 cooperative agreement from the National Science Foundation under the Engineering (47.041) federal grant program. The award will support the company's SBIR Phase II project titled "Data Analytics and Physics-Based Insights into Vehicle Mobility Patterns" from August 15, 2021 through July 31, 2023. Under this cooperative agreement, Green Light Labs will leverage data analytics and physics modeling to generate insights into vehicle mobility...