Project Grant NNX17AL13H
- 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...
- Under a $250,000 Project Grant awarded by the Department of Energy's Office of Science through the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049), Airflow Sciences Corp. is developing a ruggedized, turn-key sensing package for AZMI pressure monitoring. The company, a for-profit subchapter S corporation specializing in fluid dynamics and thermal engineering, will leverage its expertise in CFD modeling, physical testing, and instrumentation development to deliver this advanced...
- Seaflight Technologies Inc. will develop novel aerodynamic circulation control technologies for electric aircraft wings through this $275,000 National Science Foundation Project Grant awarded under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084). The one-year project will advance research and development of high-lift wing designs using electric jet circulation control to increase maximum lift coefficients and enable longer range for small electric aircraft. Computational...
- The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory awarded a $454,850 Project Grant to Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (doing business as Tees) to develop a BOUNDARY LAYER TURBULENCE SURFACE SENSOR ARRAY FOR HYPERSONIC FLIGHT AND GROUND TEST. The period of performance for this award under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) was from January 13, 2021 to January 12, 2022. The Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program aims to maintain...
- The National Science Foundation awarded a $266,833 Project Grant to the University of North Texas through the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to develop a novel curved-shape surface acoustic wave sensor for in-situ/real-time torque and temperature measurement of rotor shafts in harsh environments up to 900 degrees Celsius. The three-year award beginning September 1, 2022 will support fundamental research on surface acoustic wave propagation along curved surfaces, investigation of a new...
- This National Science Foundation award provides $267,114 to the University of California, Los Angeles through December 2025 to advance research on estimating and controlling gust-induced aerodynamics. The project aims to develop reinforcement learning techniques to mitigate the challenges posed by large-amplitude fluid disturbances, or gusts, encountered by energy and propulsion systems with lifting surfaces such as wind turbines, aircraft, and turbomachinery. Researchers will leverage prior...
- Truventic LLC was awarded a $250,000 Project Grant from the Department of Energy Office of Science under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) on February 22, 2021. The grant funded the development of a FAST RESPONSE HIGH ALTITUDE LASER OPTICAL SENSOR (HALOS) FOR ATMOSPHERIC WATER AND TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENTS. The HALOS sensor will measure water vapor and temperature in the atmosphere from a high-altitude platform to advance the Office of Science's mission of...
- The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign was awarded a $187,871 cooperative agreement from the Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration Eastern Region under the Aviation Research Grants program (CFDA 20.108). The award will support a parametric study of the effect of SLD ice accretion on the aerodynamic performance of swept wings. Through August 2022, the University will conduct research and development to better understand how ice builds up on swept wing aircraft...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Industrial Innovation awarded a $255,743 Project Grant to Aerosens, Inc. under the Engineering federal grant program (CFDA 47.041) to develop an energy harvesting system for self-sustaining aircraft tracking and monitoring sensors. The one-year award will support Aerosens' Phase I Small Business Innovation Research project to evaluate mechanical energy harvesting technologies for powering Bluetooth Low Energy asset tracking devices onboard aircraft....
- This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant award under CFDA 47.041 (Engineering) provides $490,525.00 to The Regents of the University of Minnesota, doing business as the Office of Sponsored Projects Administration, to conduct research on stochastic modeling of turbulence over rough surfaces. The goal is to develop a new model that can accurately represent the velocity field and dynamics of near-surface turbulence, which is critical for applications like wind energy and pollution...
TAO SYSTEMS AND UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA PROPOSE TO DEVELOP A SENSOR SYSTEM PROVIDING SECTIONAL AERODYNAMIC FORCES AND MOMENTS WITH FAST RESPONSE LOW VOLUME/SIZE/POWER REQUIREMENTS FOR EASE OF INSTALLATION AND MINIMAL CALIBRATION REQUIREMENTS. AVIATION LOSS OF CONTROL (LOC) ACCIDENTS OFTEN RESULT FROM STALL AND UNCERTAIN WEATHER/FLOW CONDITIONS OFTEN AT LOW ALTITUDES E.G. TAKEOFF/ LANDING. THE SENSOR SYSTEM: (1) USES A ROBUST TRANSDUCTION MECHANISM (2) HAS A ONETIME LIFETIME CALIBRATION REQUIRING MINIMAL MAINTENANCE (3) PROVIDES MONOTONIC OUTPUT WITH SPEED AND CIRCULATION AND IS (4) RELATIVELY INSENSITIVE TO ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETERS SUCH AS FLIGHT ALTITUDE PRESSURE TEMPERATURE AND DENSITY. THIS TECHNOLOGY PROVIDES REALTIME OUTPUT FOR ENERGY STATE AWARENESS UNDER BOTH NOMINAL AND OFFNOMINAL FLIGHT CONDITIONS
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| Not listed | Not listed | $35.0k | 6/14/17 | |
| Not listed | $35.0k | 6/14/17 |