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Ceramic Phase Equilibrium Data
Last Updated Date: 01/30/2013 Advanced ceramics and inorganic materials are critically enabling elements in devices and systems across many technology sectors, such as … more
Mobile Autonomous Vehicle Obstacle Detection and Avoidance
Last Updated Date: 01/11/2013 Mobile equipment is heavily used in manufacturing. There is a growing acceptance of either partially or fully autonomous equipment in the … more
Knowledge Driven Planning and Modeling
Last Updated Date: 01/11/2013 This project will aid in the development of measurement science and standards to enable advancements in planning by robots in scenarios relevant to … more
Safety of Human-Robot Systems in Fixed Workcell Environments
Last Updated Date: 01/10/2013 Safe human-robot collaboration in manufacturing work cells is widely seen as key to the future of robotics. When humans and robots share the same … more
Next-Generation Robotics and Automation Program
Last Updated Date: 01/10/2013 The objective of the Next-Generation Robotics and Automation Program is to develop and deploy advances in measurement science to safely increase … more
Micro- and Nano-Manipulation for Manufacturing Applications
Last Updated Date: 01/10/2013 Manipulation at the micro and nano levels requires different strategies than at the macro scale and also the development of related sensing and … more
Smart Manufacturing and Construction Systems Program
Last Updated Date: 01/09/2013 The objective of the Smart Manufacturing and Construction Control Systems Program is to develop and deploy advances in measurement science for … more
Measurement Science for Optimal Production Planning
Last Updated Date: 01/04/2013 Factory optimization requires optimal planning of the factory’s workcells, production lines, and assembly operations. Critical inputs to … more
Manufacturing Modeling and Simulation
Last Updated Date: 01/04/2013 Although manufacturing simulation tools can be considered mainstream technology, most U.S. manufacturers do not take full advantage of this … more
Key Performance Indicator Effectiveness
Last Updated Date: 01/04/2013 Key performance indicators (KPIs) are primary tools for optimizing factory operations, but manufacturers do not fully benefit from KPIs. As a … more
Measurement Science for Integration of Robotics and Automation Control Systems
Last Updated Date: 01/04/2013 Advances in robotics and sensing have the potential to dramatically increase the productivity of US manufacturing. A barrier to achieving this … more
Cybersecurity for Factory Control Systems Project
Last Updated Date: 01/04/2013 Factory control systems need to be protected from vulnerabilities that may arise as a result of their increased connectivity, use of wireless … more
Factory Equipment Network Testing Framework Project
Last Updated Date: 01/04/2013 Smart factories rely heavily on both wired and wireless networks for real-time control and information exchange. Users have to make critical … more
Smart Factory Architecture Project
Last Updated Date: 01/03/2013 Smart manufacturing is providing the impetus and foundation for software vendors to produce a wide range of low cost, easy to use, manufacturing … more
Smart Manufacturing Processes and Equipment
Last Updated Date: 01/02/2013 The objective of the Smart Manufacturing Processes and Equipment Program is to develop and deploy advances in measurement science that will enable … more |
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