This National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) federal Project Grant award of $275,000 to Nearabl, Inc. supports the development of a handheld mobile-based dynamic 4D mapping and indoor space reconstruction system. The proposed research will create an attention-based modeling and reconstruction mechanism to enhance 3D reconstruction of indoor spaces, coupled with an AI-enhanced mixed reality guide to improve data collection. This aims to enable...
Form Finding Studio LLC was awarded a $275,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships federal grant program (CFDA 47.084) to develop computer-aided design and simulation software for origami-inspired engineering. The one-year award running from July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2024 will support research and development of an intelligent software system to facilitate the design and simulation of folded geometries. Key activities...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) Project Grant award of $275,000 will enable Grayskytech, Inc., a small disadvantaged business, to develop an innovative computer architecture to dramatically improve the speed and efficiency of integrated circuit (IC) simulation and validation. The technology incorporates a proprietary bulk synchronous data flow architecture that can turn a single FPGA into hundreds of virtual processors capable of...
This $100,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program will support the development of an intuitive design platform for sustainable multifamily residential buildings. The grant recipient, New Jersey Institute of Technology, will create a collaborative parametric design system allowing architects, engineers, developers and other users to quickly generate and modify schematic designs and dynamic 3D models through simple sketch-based...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) Project Grant award to Sakura Software Solutions, LLC provides $274,880 to develop a digital engineering tool for integrated software and hardware reliability analysis. The project aims to streamline system reliability assessment across industries such as healthcare, telecommunications, and transportation, where system failures can be life-threatening. The proposed solution employs automation and...
This $1,850,158 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) will support the development of an open-source software framework for differentiable dynamic simulation on complex geometries. The framework, named dPolyfem, will enable parameter inference, design optimization, and control across various applications including computational fabrication, biomechanics, and robotics. The project aims to create robust, efficient, and...
This Project Grant award of $316,623 from the National Science Foundation's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) funds research at Penn State University from August 2021 through July 2024 to characterize expert behavior during interactive parametric building design. The goal of the NSF Directorate for Engineering is to improve quality of life and economic strength through innovative engineering research and education. This award will further those goals by exploring expert interactions and...
This $274,904 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program supports the development of an integrated computer vision capability to construct detailed 3D models from 2D photographs. The project aims to integrate geometric and semantic methods to accurately extract critical infrastructure asset features, such as utility pole height, inclination, wire gauges, deterioration, and...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering Directorate (CFDA 47.041) Project Grant award of $397,000.00 to North Carolina State University (NC State) aims to develop an Artificial Intelligence Engineering System Analysis Assistant (AIESAA) to automate the creation of integrated transmission-distribution grid models. Key objectives include:
Leveraging advanced machine learning techniques to streamline three crucial modeling tasks: scenario classification, reduced-order model...
This $131,714 Project Grant awarded on June 15, 2024 by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CFDA 47.070) program aims to develop toolkits supporting digital/physical workflows for designers. The project will contribute open-source software and hardware to help practitioners, such as fabricators and laboratory scientists, author their own automated workflows and integrate digital and physical processes more easily. The research...