Project Grant FA86512410011

Carnegie Mellon University was awarded a $445,180 project grant from the Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800). The three-year award will support research titled "COMMON SENSE FOR SUPERHUMAN PERCEPTION: FROM VIBRATION TO VISION TO VERBAL MULTISCALE MULTIMODAL INTELLIGENCE." The goal of this research is to develop multimodal artificial intelligence capabilities that integrate vibration, vision...

The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory awarded a $431,807 Project Grant to the Georgia Tech Research Corporation, doing business as the Office of Sponsored Programs, under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800). The award, titled "Developing a System for Monitoring Dynamic Functional Physical Properties of Flexible Sensory Materials for Robotic and Human Interfaces," will support research to create advanced monitoring capabilities for flexible sensor materials...

This $300,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) supports research by the University of Maryland, College Park to enhance pilot training through the development of methods for optimizing sensory-motor interactions. The goal is to reduce training duration and improve safety by leveraging secondary sensory cues, such as touch and audition, and insights into pilot neurophysiology. The research involves creating a pilot training...

This Project Grant award from the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) provides $220,000.00 to Purdue University to conduct research on "EMBODIED SENTIENT MECHANOMORPHING FOR AGILE CONTROL IN HIGH-SPEED (E-SMACHS) VEHICLES". The research aims to develop advanced aerospace technologies to maintain the U.S. Air Force's technological superiority. The award, which runs from October 15, 2024 to October 14, 2027, will...

The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) awarded a $2,143,619 Cooperative Agreement under the DARPA Research and Technology Development program (CFDA 12.910) to Griffiss Institute Inc., a non-profit research organization. The award will fund research and development in neuromorphic processing, workforce development, and use-inspired research on emerging defense-relevant technologies such as cyber-physical systems, Internet of Things, unmanned aerial systems, autonomous vehicles, and robotic...

The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory awarded a $300,000 Project Grant to Princeton University under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) to develop MEMS airflow sensors for model-based unmanned aerial vehicle control in extreme wind conditions. The three-year award running from October 2021 to October 2024 will support Princeton University's research and development of microelectromechanical systems-based airflow sensors to maintain Air...

The Analysis and Measurement Service Corporation was awarded a $199,705 Project Grant from the Department of Energy Office of Science under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to develop methods to evaluate embedded sensor performance and reliability in transportation, cargo, and rigging (TCR) components. The grant period runs from June 28, 2021 through March 27, 2022 in Knoxville, Tennessee. Under this award, Analysis and Measurement Services will deliver products...

Design Interactive, Inc. was awarded a $209,998.17 cooperative agreement from the Department of the Army Materiel Command Research Development and Engineering Command to support research related to threat identification, recognition, and detection from September 30, 2021 through March 31, 2023. The award was made under the Basic Scientific Research program (CFDA 12.431), which aims to fund basic research that could improve Army programs and operations. Specifically, the cooperative agreement...

The University of Illinois was awarded a $521,000 Project Grant from the Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) to develop a full field scanning wave field measurement system for advanced fluid-structure interaction characterization. The grant will support the acquisition and deployment of a scanning laser Doppler vibrometer system to capture full-field vibration measurements of complex structures...

The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory awarded a $300,000 Project Grant under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) to the University of Cincinnati Sponsored Research Services Division. The grant supports the development of physics-enhanced deep learning models for fast-than-real-time prediction of dynamic behavior in space robotic systems. The three-year project will leverage the university's expertise in aerospace engineering and machine...