Project Grant 2531663
- This $393,558 National Science Foundation project grant supports research at Dartmouth College from August 2022 to July 2025 to develop hybrid pseudo-resonant switched-capacitor drive circuits for electrostatic micro-mechanical actuators. The NSF Directorate for Engineering seeks to improve quality of life and economic strength through engineering innovation and excellence under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041). Dartmouth researchers will design new electronic interfaces capable of...
- The National Science Foundation awarded Novo Aero Technology, Inc. a $230,311 Project Grant under the Engineering (47.041) federal grant program. The grant funded experimental validation of an innovative lift-generating mechanism for potential use in future vertical take-off and landing aircraft from February 1, 2021 to December 31, 2021. As part of its mission to support fundamental engineering research and education, the Engineering program aims to improve quality of life and U.S. economic...
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) provides $375,000.00 to the University of Texas at Austin to develop a fundamental understanding of the multi-functional response of a new class of engineered materials: three-dimensional woven architected nano-composites. The research will leverage advanced additive manufacturing techniques to create highly deformable woven materials that can provide electrical responses tied to the level of...
- 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...
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) provides $375,000 to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) to conduct collaborative research on developing a fundamental understanding of multi-functional 3D-woven architected nanocomposite sensors. The research aims to create highly deformable, woven architected materials with coupled mechanical and electrical responses, enabling their use as sensitive and tunable sensors for applications...
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) will fund research by the Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (Tees) to develop a new class of architected "moiré metastructures" capable of guiding and confining nonlinear elastic waves. The $504,312 award, effective October 1, 2024 through August 31, 2028, aims to enable applications of these engineered materials to vibration protection for large-scale wind turbine blades and...
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) will support $300,000 in research towards the development of millimeter-scale flying robots capable of controlled operation without a physical connection for power or data. The project aims to create robots powered and controlled remotely by a single-axis alternating magnetic field, with careful design of the flying structures to provide passive aerodynamic and gyroscopic stability. The...
- This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation supports the development of a modular, reconfigurable unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) platform at Penn State University. Funded under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program for $100,000, the award period is July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023. The project aims to develop a system of self-contained, compatible rotorcraft modules that can be assembled in various configurations to fulfill diverse transportation and payload...
- This Project Grant award of $274,919 from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program supports the development of a new class of high-performance composite materials made from aluminum and carbon fiber. The key focus is on improving the interface between the metal and carbon fiber phases to create a low-defect, high-strength material with enhanced mechanical properties. The research aims to elucidate the microstructural evolution and...
- This National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering (CFDA 47.041) grant of $607,855 awarded to the University of Massachusetts Lowell supports research to transform the monitoring of critical infrastructure using aerial stereovision techniques. The project aims to develop new methods to precisely measure three-dimensional structural vibrations of large-scale structures like wind turbines and bridges using drone technology and advanced computer vision. Key research goals include enabling remote...
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 as provide force sensing, structural integrity, and thermal management capabilities. This multifunctional material approach directly addresses size and weight constraints in traditional eVTOL designs. The project involves collaboration with researchers at the NASA Glenn Research Center and will provide training opportunities for a graduate student.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $300.0k | 9/15/25 |