Project Grant 2233521
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $550,000 Project Grant under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program to the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville Division to develop an advanced acoustic monitoring system for power modules used in electric vehicles (EVs). The project aims to create a fault detection method that leverages acoustic wave analysis to predict and prevent failures in EV power modules, improving their reliability and efficiency. The...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Information and Intelligent Systems awarded a $400,000 Project Grant to The Trustees of Princeton University, Office of Research and Project Administration, under the NSF Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CFDA 47.070) program. This 3-year grant supports collaborative research on developing theories and algorithms for scalable multi-agent planning and control to enable safe and robust autonomous electrical vertical take-off and...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $274,853 Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) grant to Pitch Aeronautics Inc., a veteran-owned small business, to develop techniques for localizing drones near power lines and control strategies for installing, removing, and maintaining dynamic line rating (DLR) sensors on power lines. The project aims to alleviate the backlog of renewable energy projects desiring to connect to the power grid by automating the installation and...
- This National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) Project Grant award of $274,951 to Parthian Battery Solutions LLC will develop a novel technology to rapidly and accurately assess the state of health of second-life lithium-ion batteries. The technology will utilize advanced battery modeling and data analytics to determine the overall battery health beyond just capacity degradation, enabling more informed decision-making for repurposing retired...
- This National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) Phase I Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) grant award of $305,000 to Beamfeed LLC provides funding to develop a highly efficient photovoltaic power converter for optical power beaming applications. The innovation aims to address critical bottlenecks in the unmanned aerial vehicle, wireless power transmission, and semiconductor industries by advancing wireless power transfer capabilities. The...
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) provides $300,000 in funding to Dartmouth College to develop multifunctional piezocomposites for electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft. The primary objectives of this 2-year project (January 1, 2026 to December 31, 2027) are to design, fabricate, and characterize lightweight piezocomposites that can enable mechanical energy harvesting for power generation, as well...
- This National Science Foundation Project Grant of $400,001 awarded to Mississippi State University on August 15, 2022 will fund research and development of degradation-aware self-healing control technologies for power electronics systems through July 31, 2025. Under the NSF Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), the university will develop data-driven models using generative adversarial networks to more accurately predict the remaining useful lifetime of wide bandgap power switches under diverse...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $274,048 Project Grant under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program to Innotech Systems LLC to develop a high-precision, automated docking solution for charging electric vehicles, robots, and drones in adverse weather conditions. The goals of the 1-year project are to: 1) establish that multi-path signal characteristics can identify vehicle locations for docking, 2) develop models for simulating and verifying the...
- This National Science Foundation (NSF) EAGER (Encouraging Innovation) grant, awarded under CFDA 47.041 (Engineering program), provides $249,784 to Western Michigan University to conduct research on self-healing and self-characterization approaches for electro-mechanical energy conversion systems. The project aims to investigate self-optimizing extremum-seeking control methods that allow these critical systems to automatically diagnose faults, mitigate issues, and optimize performance without...
- The National Science Foundation awarded Voltela Inc. a $255,962 Project Grant under the Engineering federal grant program (CFDA 47.041) to develop a software-based tool for enhancing connection reliability for beyond visual line of sight drone operations. The tool will allow drone operators to better maintain connectivity when drones fly where they cannot be directly observed. The grant period runs from January 1, 2022 through August 31, 2022 and will support Voltela's work developing this...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) Project Grant for $274,944 awarded to Valcon Labs Inc. aims to develop self-healing, fault-tolerant power electronics for urban air mobility (UAM) applications. The key objectives are to improve fault tolerance in the event of battery or motor failure, explore machine learning techniques for DC/AC inverters and AC/DC chargers, and study the impact of the proposed self-healing modular power electronics architecture on battery state-of-charge, life, and propulsion system performance. The broader commercial impact includes enhancing safety, reducing weight and redundancies, and enabling autonomous systems integration for a variety of safety-critical applications beyond UAM, such as transportation, aerospace, biomedical devices, and microgrids.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $274.9k | 7/17/23 |