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...
The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory awarded a $703,573 Project Grant under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) to the University of Cincinnati Sponsored Research Services Division. This one-year award, running from August 15, 2023 to August 14, 2024, will fund spatiotemporally resolved measurements of unsteady and thermally distorted flows. The University of Cincinnati Sponsored Research Services Division has extensive experience...
The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory awarded a $409,838 Project Grant under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) to the University of Cincinnati Sponsored Research Services Division. The funding supports the acquisition of a "HIGH SPEED INFRARED AND HIGH-SPEED MULTI-PURPOSE CAMERA" for the period of July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024. The University of Cincinnati, a public research institution, will utilize the specialized camera...
The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory awarded a $2,441,067 Cooperative Agreement to the University of Cincinnati under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) on September 24, 2024. The agreement is for the "Advanced Development of Autonomous Closed Loop Control (ACLC) Mechanical Ventilation (MV) Fraction-Inspired Oxygen (FIO2)", with a scheduled completion date of June 24, 2026. The University of Cincinnati, through its Sponsored...
The University of Cincinnati, through its Sponsored Research Services Division, was awarded a $234,512 Project Grant by the U.S. Army Research Development and Engineering Command (RDECOM) under the Basic Scientific Research Program (CFDA 12.431). The grant will support the development of a topographic laser scanning uncrewed aerial vehicle (LIDAR drone) for research on exchanges of water, energy, and mass in human-impacted watersheds. The 1-year award period runs from January 6, 2025 to...
The University of California, Santa Cruz (UCSC) has been awarded a $2,499,579 Project Grant from the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) to develop "DIGITAL TWIN ENABLED AUTONOMOUS CONTROL FOR ON-ORBIT SPACECRAFT SERVICING." This 3-year grant, awarded on September 25, 2023, aims to increase the resilience and availability of space assets through research on autonomous on-orbit servicing, refueling, repair, and towing/decommissioning. UCSC is collaborating with...
This $607,698 federal Project Grant award from the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) supports multiscale astrodynamical analysis research to improve space domain awareness (SDA) in the cislunar domain. The primary awardee is the University of California, San Diego (UCSD), which will conduct the research over a 5-year period from September 2024 to September 2029. UCSD has subcontracted $150,837 to Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University (Virginia Tech) to...
This Cooperative Agreement award, issued by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), is part of the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800). The award, titled "DYNAMIC AND REALISTIC RESEARCH WITH IMMERSIVE OPERATIONS: RESEARCH DEVELOPMENTAL TEST AND EVALUATION FOR MULTI-CASUALTY CARE INCIDENTS (DARRIO)," is fully funded for $9,009,847.00 and will be executed by the University of Cincinnati through its Sponsored Research Services Division from September 18, 2024, to...
The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory awarded a $201,023 Project Grant to the University of California, Berkeley under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) on March 11, 2024. The funding supports research on the autonomous navigation of drones and robots in indoor and outdoor cluttered environments. The work aims to develop new capabilities and prevent technological surprise in areas relevant to Air Force needs, such as computer science, aerospace systems, and related...
The University of Cincinnati was awarded a $200,000 Project Grant from the Air Force Research Laboratory under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) to conduct research on "Monolithic Superconducting Resonators in KTaO3". The project began on September 15, 2024 and is scheduled for completion by September 14, 2027. The university's Sponsored Research Services Division will be responsible for executing this advanced scientific research project focused on...