Grants and Industrial Funded Research (with $2M as Project Manager / Principal Investigator in Industry and Government Funded Research)
Sensing and Sensing Applications – $1,405,695 In Funding
- IoT Asset Tracking System; Granting Agency: Unbounded Labs; Amount: $425,500; Period 02/20 – 1/22; Purpose: Development a standard and ruggedized IoT sensing system to monitor vehicle location and status.
- Vibration Sensing System; Granting Agency: Uptime Solutions; Amount: $216,657; Period 10/20 – 12/21; Purpose: Vibration sensing system to monitor and predict maintenance events in material handling conveyors.
- IoT Industrial Lock; Granting Agency: Paladin Automation Solutions; Amount: $252,000; Period 10/20 – 12/21; Purpose: IoT industrial lock system for refinery lockout/tagout system.
- Heating and Cooling Sensing and Control; Granting Agency: RefTec Corp.; Amount: $19,335; Period 7/21 – 10/21; Purpose: Design of new heating and cooling sensing and control system.
- End Facet Preparation for Direct Print Additive Manufactured Optical Interconnects; Granting Agency: Path Optical Systems/Corridor; Amount: $30,000; Period 10/20 – 1/21; Purpose: Develop process for preparing end facets for optical fiber interconnect devices.
- Bottle Sensor and Gateway IoT Design; Granting Agency: Barminder, LLC, Inc.; Amount: $164,103; Period: 2/20-10/21; Purpose: Design, engineer, and prototype a unique
- Air Quality Sensor System for Construction and Military Vehicle Monitoring; Granting Agency: Sy-Klone Inc.; Amount: $214,000; Period 10/19 – 5/21; Purpose: Develop a new CO2 and pressure monitoring sensor system that monitors and controls the air filtering system for construction and military vehicles.
- Flexible Wearable Sensors for Masonry Workers; Granting Agency: Lones Construction; Amount: $25,000; Period 11/18 – 1/19; Purpose: Improve masonry construction worker health, safety, and performance.
- Optical Fiber Additive Manufacturing; Granting Agency: University of South Florida Foundation and Research Foundations; Amount: $25,000; Period 10/9/18; Purpose: Do study using additive manufacturing tools to produce optical products.
- Electromechanical Design of THC Detection Equipment; Granting Agency: Triple Beam Technologies; Amount: $34,100; Period 2/18 – 4/19; Purpose: Hardware and software design of new saliva test for TCH.
Automation and Robotics – $273,666 In Funding
- Mold design of ice cream container; Granting Agency: SBIcream; Amount: $27,540; Period 12/21 – 04/22; Purpose: Design and build of injection mold.
- Heating and Cooling System of a Terahertz Detector; Granting Agency: Czech Academy of Science, Institute of Photonics and Electronics; Amount: $21,200; Period 12/20 – 6/21; Purpose: Develop process for preparing end facets for optical fiber interconnect devices.
- RF Ablation Development Testing Automation; Granting Agency: Arthrex; Amount: $126,500; Period 6/19 – 3/21; Purpose: Design and build of test equipment to evaluate the performance of RB ablation tools for surgery.
- Mold design of plumbing clip; Granting Agency: CIMA Plastics Group; Amount: $4,407; Period 10/18 – 11/18; Purpose: Design of injection mold.
- Embossing Roll for Window Blind Assembly; Granting Agency: Jumbo Home Deco; Amount: $9,200; Period 8/17 – 12/17; Purpose: Design and build of new embossing roll pattern for window blind production.
- Mold Flow Analysis; Granting Agency: Oatey; Amount: $1,500; Period 6/17 – 7/17; Purpose: Use mold flow simulation software to evaluate injection molding tool design.
- Kitchen Automation Design and Prototype; Granting Agency: World Kitchen; Amount: $13,781; Period 6/17 – 8/17; Purpose: Design and prototype of a motorized cutter for kitchen applications.
- Terahertz detector Design and Build; Granting Agency: TerraProbes; Amount: $11,245; Period 10/16 – 5/18; Purpose: Design package for computer chip test equipment and build of tooling and production parts.
- Plastic Beer Keg Test Equipment; Granting Agency: AGR International; Amount: $30,518; Period 10/16 – 2/17; Purpose: Develop a test procedure for testing new plastic beer keg, use numerical simulation to determine results, and build new test fixture to confirm performance.
- Phosphate Plant Production Evaluation; Granting Agency: Epicenter Development Group; Amount: $2,418; Period 10/16 – 12/16; Purpose: Use lean manufacturing principals to improve phosphate packaging line.
- Blade Evaluation Automation; Granting Agency: Olfa; Amount: $25,357; Period 4/21 – 12/21; Purpose: Develop new automation to test cutting blades for fabric and cardboard.
Power and Energy – $140,088 In Funding
- FRU Weld Equipment Design; Granting Agency: Johnson Matthey; Amount: $4,000; Period 10/17 – 12/17; Purpose: Design weld equipment for a catalyst assembly.
- FRU Shell Assembly Design; Granting Agency: Johnson Matthey; Amount: $2,500; Period 7/17 – 10/17; Purpose: Concept design of the shell assembly automation for FRU catalyst.
- FRU Pressure Drop Test Equipment; Granting Agency: Johnson Matthey; Amount: $86,507; Period 7/17 – 10/17; Purpose: Design and build of a test station for determining the pressure drop through a catalyst assembly.
- Crate Design; Granting Agency: Johnson Matthey; Amount: $2,000; Period 7/17 – 8/17; Purpose: Design of FRU packaging and shipping crates.
- Hold Down Ring Design; Granting Agency: Johnson Matthey; Amount: $3,000; Period 6/17 – 8/17; Purpose: Catalyst assembly automation equipment.
- FRU Assembly Storyboard and Video; Granting Agency: Johnson Matthey; Amount: $4,856; Period 5/17 – 6/17; Purpose: Create training documents and video for FRU assembly.
- FRU Assembly Design; Granting Agency: Johnson Matthey; Amount: $2,000; Period 5/17 – 7/17; Purpose: Design of replacement FRU catalyst assembly.
- Core Handling Device Design and Production; Granting Agency: Johnson Matthey; Amount: $7,500; Period 5/17 – 8/17; Purpose: Design of catalyst assembly handling equipment and prototype build.
- Copper Spun Flange Fixture; Granting Agency: Johnson Matthey; Amount: $3,500; Period 10/16 – 5/17; Purpose: Design components for new on field production equipment.
- Copper Spun Flange Fixture; Granting Agency: Johnson Matthey; Amount: $3,500; Period 10/16 – 5/17; Purpose: Design components for new on field production equipment.
- COANDA Field Replacement Unit Study; Granting Agency: Johnson Matthey; Amount: $7,500; Period 10/16 – 3/17; Purpose: Design components for new on field production equipment.
- Portable Battery Charging System; Granting Agency: Chargii Inc.; Amount: $13,225; Period 4/21 – 12/21; Purpose: Design and development of a new two battery charging system.
Product Design – $125,028 In Funding
- U-Turn Design and Prototyping; Granting Agency: Enlightened Product Solutions; Amount: $25,000; Period 7/21 – 03/22; Purpose: Design and prototype of a U-Turn signal device and activation device for insurance demonstration.
- Design and Production of Student Card Reader; Granting Agency: Case Western Reserve University; Amount: $5,618; Period 7/17 – 11/17; Purpose: Commercialization of student designed card reader with WIFI communication.
- Glass Grinder Product Design; Granting Agency: Aquasol; Amount: $17,557; Period 6/17 –10/18; Purpose: Design of next generation glass grinding tooling for stained glass window production.
- Microwave Assembly Design; Granting Agency: Nottingham Spirk Design Associates; Amount: $14,505; Period 12/16 – 4/17; Purpose: Design of commercial microwave enclosure.
- Kitchen Appliance Design; Granting Agency: Quant Product Development; Amount: $3,300; Period 12/16 – 1/17 Purpose: Structural design of kitchen equipment.
- Material Evaluation of Plumbing Goods; Granting Agency: Oatey; Amount: $930; Period 10/16 – 4/17; Purpose: Evaluation of material and material performance of competitive plumbing products.
- Four Laser Golf Alignment Tool Design and Build; Granting Agency: Squared Up Corporation; Amount: $36,950; Period 7/18 – 9/18; Purpose: Design and production build of a 4-laser golf alignment tool.
- Boat Davit Lift Composite Design; Granting Agency: Freedom Lift; Amount: $4,625; Period 11/16 – 12/16; Purpose: Design of carbon fiber boat davit to lift and carry small boats.
- Sports Timer Development; Granting Agency: Purchase Officials; Amount: $16,543; Period 8/16 – 5/17; Purpose: Design components for new on field sports timer electronic goods and establish supply chain.
Material Science and Engineering – $40,000 In Funding
- Blade Life Evaluation; Granting Agency: OLFA; Amount: $25,000; Period 12/21 – 04/22; Purpose: Use new automation to determine blade life of OLFA and competitive blade cutting devices.
- Biodegradable Plastic Containers; Granting Agency: Enlightened Product Solutions, LLC; Amount: $10,000; Period 1/20 – 4/21; Purpose: Develop new prototype biodegradable plastic containers and regulatory test plan.
- Mold Flow Analysis; Granting Agency: Oatey; Amount: $1,500; Period 6/17 – 7/17; Purpose: Use mold flow simulation software to evaluate injection molding tool design.
- Mold Flow Analysis; Granting Agency: Tuthill Plastics Group; Amount: $500; Period 4/17 – 5/17; Purpose: Use mold flow simulation software to evaluate injection molding tool design.
- QA Evaluation of Automotive Connectors; Granting Agency: Sun Microstamping Technologies; Amount: $1000; Period 2/17 – 3/17; Purpose: Use 3D scanning to evaluate the quality of complex automotive plastic connector.
- Carbon Rod Structure Design; Granting Agency: Competition Composites International; Amount: $2,000; Period 8/16 – 1/17; Purpose: Carbon fiber product design services using numerical simulation.
Military – $61,645 In Funding
- D1 Payload Engineering; Granting Agency: Azure Summit Technology, Inc.; Amount: $46,395; Period: 6/20-10/20.
- Switchblade Design Engineering; Granting Agency: Azure Summit Technology, Inc.; Amount: $7,625; Period: 6/20-10/20.
- Satellite Communication Tower Structural Design; Granting Agency: ByLight Professional IT Services; Amount: $1,625; Period 10/16 – 10/16; Purpose: Use numerical simulation to confirm structural design.
- Non-Lethal Pepper Spray; Granting Agency: Fazer Defense; Amount: $6,000; Period 10/16 – 10/16; Purpose: Development of controls for new pepper spray system.
Aviation – $26,550 In Funding
- Jet Engine Bellmouth, Diffuser, and Transition Duct Test Equipment Design; Granting Agency: MDS Aerospace (Subcontract through Competition Composites International); Amount: $15,000; Period 11/18 – 1/19; Purpose: Composite design of a jet engine test venturi using numerical simulation.
- Jet Engine Strouhal Number Evaluation; Granting Agency: MDS Aerospace (Subcontract through Competition Composites International); Amount: $3,000; Period 8/17 – 12/17; Purpose: Composite design of a jet engine test venturi using numerical simulation.
- Jet Engine Transition Ducts Test Equipment Design; Granting Agency: MDS Aerospace (Subcontract through Competition Composites International); Amount: $7,500; Period 7/17 – 9/17; Purpose: Composite design of a jet engine test station using numerical simulation.
- Jet Engine Venturi Test Equipment Design; Granting Agency: MDS Aerospace (Subcontract through Competition Composites International); Amount: $1,050; Period 6/17 – 12/17; Purpose: Composite design of a jet engine test station using numerical simulation.
Automotive – $48,600 In Funding
- Commercial Semi Truck Water Tank Design; Granting Agency: Hi-Vac Corporation; Amount: $2,042; Period 10/16 – 12/16; Purpose: Design of water tank for commercial semi-truck water hauler for oil field operations.
- Road Construction Barrier Development; Granting Agency: PowerPack Civil & Safety; Amount: $3,143; Period 9/16 – 10/16; Purpose: Use numerical simulation to evaluate the performance of water filled plastic road barrier when struck by an automobile.
- Vacuum System Design; Granting Agency: Quickdraft; Amount: $12,307; Period 8/16 – 8/17; Purpose: Use Computational fluid dynamics to solve problems in waste material removal at Ford automotive machining facility.
- Design and manufacturing of check fixtures for 2020 Toyota Camry; Granting Agency: Venture Plastics; Amount: $20,859; Period 8/16 – 6/17; Purpose: Develop three check fixtures for plastic injection molded parts for Toyota Camry including safety kit storage, fuel system access door, and trunk insert.
- Eductor Flow Analysis; Granting Agency: Quickdraft; Amount: $10,250; Period 10/20 – 1/21; Purpose: Compare flow characteristics of current and proposed Eductor designs using computational fluid dynamics.