Project Grant 2113729
- This SBIR Phase I project from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program, awarded $304,888 on October 1, 2025, aims to develop an efficient 3D body reconstruction and physics-based garment simulation system for consumer-facing virtual try-on applications. The innovation seeks to reduce the high volume of clothing returns in online shopping, which is driven largely by poor fit. The project will advance techniques in human body shape...
- This Project Grant award for $484,980.00 from the National Science Foundation's Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CFDA 47.070) program supports research on developing "intelligent augmented reality (AR)" systems that can automatically adapt their user interfaces based on real-time contextual information. The award was made to Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University, with the project running from October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2028. The research aims...
- This $323,961 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CFDA 47.070) program supports the development of innovative techniques to automate the testing of augmented reality (AR) applications. The 3-year project, starting on February 1, 2025, aims to create an infrastructure that applies existing automatic graphics user interface (GUI) testing methods to AR apps. The key goals are to (1) automate the construction of...
- This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program, focuses on developing advanced augmented reality (AR) smart glasses. The project aims to address a key limitation in current AR displays - the inability to show deep black pixels, resulting in muted contrast compared to smartphone screens. The awardee, Cogni Trax, is developing a display...
- This $275,000 SBIR Phase I Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program supports the development of a wearable multimodal sensing device by Skywalk Inc., a for-profit Asian-Pacific American-owned manufacturer. The device aims to enable more intuitive interaction with augmented reality (AR) technologies by turning human hands into cursors, turning any surface into a touchscreen, and unlocking new...
- This three-year, $671,724 National Science Foundation project grant supports research at the University of Missouri to develop augmented reality learning platforms for undergraduate engineering laboratories. The grant aims to integrate real-time 3D motion tracking, eye tracking, and location sensing technologies to create an innovative augmented reality environment. This next-generation augmented reality platform seeks to address challenges students face in navigating augmented reality devices...
- This National Science Foundation (NSF) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I Project Grant award, funded under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program, is to develop a subtractive-waveguide-based display technology for augmented reality (AR) smart glasses. The $275,000 grant, awarded on March 1, 2024, aims to create a display solution that can achieve pixel-wise transparency control and hard-edge occlusion using a single CMOS display panel. This would...
- This federal Project Grant award of $350,000, funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CFDA 47.070) program, supports collaborative research to enable advanced outdoor augmented reality (AR) applications. The key products to be developed include techniques for modeling the environment, determining human pose, and modeling virtual object interaction with the physical environment. This will enable the creation of AR applications...
- This $300,000 project grant from the National Science Foundation's Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070) supports research at New York University to develop efficient computer systems for augmented and virtual reality through a perception-guided approach. Specifically, the researchers will design software-hardware mechanisms to quantitatively model human visual perception and leverage those models across system stacks to achieve an order of magnitude gain in...
- This Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase I Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) provides $256,000 in funding to Gyropalm LLC of West Lafayette, Indiana. The award falls under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084), which seeks to advance science and engineering research leading to breakthrough technologies and solutions to national challenges. Specifically, the company will develop a framework for scalable experimentation of virtual...
This $276,000 National Science Foundation Project Grant supports the development of an augmented reality e-commerce platform by Augray LLC to enable footwear retailers to offer virtual product try-ons. Under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program, Augray will employ artificial intelligence, machine learning, augmented reality and 3D modeling to convert physical products into seamless, high-performance 3D models viewable on smartphones. The platform aims to provide immersive online shopping experiences and reduce inventory costs for retailers while increasing sales and customer satisfaction. If successful, the augmented reality commerce solution could potentially be applied to retail and medical industries. The one-year project commenced March 1, 2022.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $20.0k | 11/3/22 | ||
| Not listed | $256.0k | 2/18/22 |