Project Grant 2312422
Award Date
9/1/23
Completion Date
8/31/27
Dollars Obligated
$452K
Federal Agency
Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation
Federal Grant Program
47.041
Assistance Type
Project Grant
Place of Performance
Blacksburg, VA, USA
Similar Awards
This National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering grant (CFDA 47.041) provides $337,865 to Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University (Virginia Tech) from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2027 to conduct foundational research on creating transformative structures and materials with multi-faceted "mechano-intelligence." The project aims to harness the physical reservoir computing power of multi-functional origami as a mechanical neural network, in order to enable essential...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant award under the NSF Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) provides $421,935 to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) to develop an insect-scale quadrupedal robot with advanced climbing and grasping capabilities. The key objectives of this 3-year project, starting January 1, 2025, are to: (1) develop analytical models of adhesion and lubrication principles to enable inverted and vertical climbing with feedback control; and (2) demonstrate...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) Directorate for Engineering awarded a $1,999,999 Project Grant under the CFDA 47.041 Engineering program to Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University (Virginia Tech) on October 15, 2023. The objective of this 4-year project is to develop a biosensing platform that uses engineered living materials to continuously monitor for the presence of various airborne pathogens, including those that could be used as bioterrorism agents. The technology,...
This $336,380 federal Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) supports research to develop a three-dimensional computational model of leaf development. The project aims to characterize the structural diversity of plant leaves, simulate how this variation influences leaf performance, and inform the design of self-assembling, biomimetic materials. Key objectives include: (1) developing new image analysis methods to analyze 3D cell and tissue...
This $300,000 federal Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program (CFDA 47.070) supports the development of a sustainable, intelligent wearable sensor system for continuous tree health monitoring. The primary goals are to: Create a biocompatible, ion-sensitive sensor array that can be implanted in a plant's xylem to continuously monitor water and nutrient uptake in real-time. Develop energy-harvesting techniques...
This $149,939 Engineering Research Initiation (ERI) award from the National Science Foundation's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) supports research to enable legged robots to adeptly navigate unstructured, subterranean environments. The project aims to integrate mechanical design and control techniques to generate knowledge on interaction mechanics within granular media and develop novel robotic capabilities for traversing underground terrain. Key research thrusts include mechanism design for...
The National Science Foundation awarded a three-year $629,951 project grant to Georgia Tech Research Corporation under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences federal grant program (CFDA 47.049) to investigate mechanical intelligence and locomotion in slender organisms navigating complex terrain. The grant aims to discover how active closed-loop control and passive mechanically intelligent control mechanisms interact to enable goal-oriented movement in organisms like rice and nematode roots and...
The National Science Foundation awarded a $572,149 project grant to the Regents of the University of California at Riverside under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041). The grant will support research from March 2021 to February 2026 on developing morphological computation techniques for resilient dynamic locomotion of compliant legged robots. This has applications for precision agriculture. The Engineering program seeks to improve quality of life and economic strength by fostering innovation...
This $2,972,873 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) will support the development of "living materials" to create biodegradable robots that can operate autonomously in natural environments. The project, titled "TRAILBLAZER: Biodegradable Living Materials," aims to develop soft, biodegradable composites that can perform desired tasks and then degrade into benign or beneficial substances. Key focus areas...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant award under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) provides $413,342 to Yale University to develop a three-dimensional computational model of leaf development that can be used to design and build multi-functional, mechanically robust materials inspired by plant leaves. The project aims to: 1) develop new image analysis methods to characterize the 3D structural diversity of leaves, 2) create a 3D computational model of leaf development, and 3)...