The University of Florida received a $439,210 Project Grant award from the Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory to develop and validate instrumentation for autonomous multi-agent systems operating in contested outdoor environments. The grant was awarded on April 1, 2021 under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) with a completion date of September 30, 2023. The Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program aims to maintain Air Force...
This Project Grant award of $326,100.00 was provided by the Air Force Research Laboratory under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) to the University of Florida. The funding supports research into "Computational Variation for Spacecraft Dynamics Processor", with the goal of maintaining technological superiority for the U.S. Air Force and Space Force. The research, to be conducted from April 1, 2025 to March 31, 2026, aims to advance scientific understanding...
The University of Florida (UF) Division of Sponsored Research received a $190,678 Project Grant from the Air Force Research Laboratory under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800). The grant supports the development of "ENHANCED CAPABILITIES AND COLLABORATIVE INTEGRATION FOR A VALIDATION AND VERIFICATION INSTRUMENT FOR AUTONOMOUS MULTI-AGENT SYSTEMS IN OUTDOOR CONTESTED ENVIRONMENTS." This research aims to maintain technological superiority in areas relevant to...
The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory awarded a $341,900 Project Grant to the University of Florida (UF) Division of Sponsored Research under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800). The grant supports research on "Dual Beam Laser Interferometry and Ferroelectric Analysis for Physical Assurance of In-Memory Computing and Sensing Technologies" over the period of September 1, 2023 to August 31, 2024. As a leading research...
The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory awarded a $454,034 Project Grant to Florida State University (FSU) under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800). The award supports FSU's research into "Compressibility Effects on Laminar Separation Bubbles Over Airfoils" over the period of September 30, 2023 to September 14, 2026. As a prestigious research institution, FSU has extensive experience conducting scientific research for the...
The University of Central Florida received a $499,673 Project Grant award from the Air Force Research Laboratory under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800). The grant, titled "A Holistic Measurement System for Fluid-Structure Interaction Problems Involving Large Structural Deformations and Massively Separated Flows," will be performed from May 1, 2025 to April 30, 2026. The research aims to develop advanced measurement capabilities for complex fluid-structure...
The University of Central Florida Board of Trustees (UCF) received a $257,710 Project Grant award from the Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program. The grant will support the development of an ultra high-speed imaging system for hypersonics research and education training from February 1, 2023 to January 31, 2024. The system will provide capabilities to conduct research and train students on hypersonic flight, a...
The University of Arizona was awarded a $271,017 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 grant will support the development of a system for experimental investigation of unsteady boundary layer transition and separation from September 1, 2021 through August 31, 2022. The Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program aims to maintain technological superiority in scientific...
The University of Illinois, through a USD 315,227 Project Grant award from the Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800), will conduct near-wall, three-dimensional fluid measurements to advance the characterization of fluid-structure interactions. The research aims to maintain technological superiority in scientific areas relevant to Air Force needs. The grant award commenced on September 15, 2023 and is...
The University of Florida was awarded a $150,000 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 robotic platform for testing and validating heterogeneous autonomous systems in contested environments. The platform will allow researchers to test autonomous vehicles and technologies under realistic conditions simulating threats such as jamming and cyber attacks. Testing in a...