The University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) is conducting a 5-year, $143,555 project grant awarded by the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program (CFDA 47.070). The project aims to develop new machine control methods and software design techniques that blend automated digital fabrication with manual control by domain experts. This will create new business opportunities by enabling experts to adapt digital manufacturing processes to their specific product needs. The research will establish domain-specific computer-numerical control (CNC) toolpath abstractions, computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) software interfaces, CNC machine architecture, and collaborative engineering methodologies to build cross-domain digital fabrication technologies for professional practice. The project will also integrate educational activities to engage students in computer science and entrepreneurial learning through digital fabrication. No sub-awards are planned for this grant.
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