Project Grant N000142412482

This EAGER (Early-Concept Grants for Exploratory Research) project, awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation under the NSF Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), will advance the theory and application of vibrational control, a powerful method for stabilizing complex systems. The $299,998 project aims to develop new adaptive vibrational stabilization methods that can maintain the benefits of vibrational control without requiring...

This is a $200,000 three-year project grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to Oakland University. The award supports research to develop unique vibration and noise control technologies, specifically centrifugal pendulum vibration absorbers (CPVAs), to reduce vibrations in rotating systems such as helicopter rotors and vehicle powertrains. The research aims to generate new fundamental knowledge related to the design of CPVAs for...

This Project Grant award of $300,000.00 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) supports collaborative research on nonlinear dynamical systems and their applications. The objective is to leverage the theory of linear systems to address challenges in nonlinear dynamics through the concept of "super-linearization," which transforms nonlinear systems into higher-dimensional linear systems. The research comprises three interconnected thrusts:...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) provides $552,291 to The Trustees of the Stevens Institute of Technology to develop a novel equality-based framework for modeling and analyzing vibrations in large-scale structural systems with nonlinearities from friction and contact. The research aims to eliminate simplifications and approximations in current analysis techniques, enabling engineers to better predict the performance of critical...

Precast Systems Engineering, LLC received a $274,956 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084). The award will fund the development of an innovative, bio-inspired, ultra-high performance concrete foundation system to support offshore wind turbines through December 2023. The proposed foundation system aims to provide technical and cost improvements over foundations currently used for offshore wind energy...

This $601,818 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) supports the development of programmable materials that can control and monitor vibrations and shocks in real time at Purdue University from February 15, 2022 to January 31, 2027. The grant recipient will investigate the physics and establish a mathematical foundation governing the interplay between topology and nonlinear, time-dependent behavior in heterogeneous mechanical metamaterials....

This $300,000 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) supports collaborative research on nonlinear dynamical systems that can model a wide range of engineered and natural processes. The objective is to leverage linear system theory to address challenges in nonlinear dynamics through "super-linearization" - transforming nonlinear systems into higher-dimensional linear systems. This 3-year project, running from August 1,...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant, awarded under the Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083), provides $300,000 to the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) to investigate wind-induced noise in seismic data collected by future Venus lander missions. The research aims to acquire high-quality experimental data on the nonlinear dynamic features of the Venusian surface environment, where wind and seismic vibrations may become coupled and generate significant interference...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) provides $199,973.00 to Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) to research the nonlinear behavior of slender beams with localized geometric variations. The objective is to develop a hybrid high-order nonlinear beam model that can capture large deformations in beam-type structures with arbitrary initial shapes. The research will focus on understanding how localized geometric variations affect...

The National Science Foundation Division of Industrial Innovation awarded $256,000 to Nonlinear Materials Corporation of Seattle, Washington under Project Grant STTR PHASE I: ROBUST HIGH-PERFORMANCE ORGANIC ELECTRO-OPTIC MATERIALS. The award period runs from April 15, 2021 through March 31, 2022. Under this award, Nonlinear Materials Corporation will develop robust high-performance organic electro-optic materials to deliver under the Engineering (CFDA 47.041) federal grant program. The...