2111638
Project Grant
Overview
Grant Description
Sbir Phase I: Agent-Based Identification of Constitutive Relationships from Large Manufacturing Datasets
Awardee
Grant Program (CFDA)
Awarding / Funding Agency
Place of Performance
Castle Rock,
Colorado
80108-9212
United States
Geographic Scope
Single Zip Code
Related Opportunity
None
Contextualize was awarded
Project Grant 2111638
worth $255,964
from Directorate for Technology, Innovation and Partnerships in August 2021 with work to be completed primarily in Castle Rock Colorado United States.
The grant
has a duration of 1 year and
was awarded through assistance program 47.041 Engineering.
SBIR Details
Research Type
SBIR Phase I
Title
SBIR Phase I: Agent-Based Identification of Constitutive Relationships from Large Manufacturing Datasets
Abstract
The broader impact of this Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project is to improve utilization of data resources. While data is an integral part of contemporary business—used to inform strategic, technical, and financial decisions—data collection remains federated in many fields, including manufacturing, because logistical, practical, and strategic hurdles prevent centralization. Consequently, these data resources quickly become isolated. No longer FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable), the value of data so expensive to collect is lost. The proposed technology addresses two major concerns facing effective utilization of federated data. First, it develops a unified interface to analyze and explore federated data, without sacrificing control over data access. Second, it integrates machine learning with an understanding of the physical system. The proposed technology is a mathematically rigorous translation between neural networks and the constitutive relationships describing the underlying physics. The two approaches will leverage measurements of a process environment, including time, temperature, and pressure, as well as mechanical strength or chemical reactivity. Neural networks, which are general and easy to train, estimate system behavior through statistical correlations, which is ideal for repetitive, complex systems, such as manufacturing processes; but they require increasingly large and diverse datasets to expand the conditions under which they are reliable. In contrast, constitutive relationships, which often take years to develop, can be used to predict how a system will behave under new conditions. This system will integrate both approaches. This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.
Topic Code
M
Solicitation Number
None
Status
(Complete)
Last Modified 8/5/21
Period of Performance
8/1/21
Start Date
7/31/22
End Date
Funding Split
$256.0K
Federal Obligation
$0.0
Non-Federal Obligation
$256.0K
Total Obligated
Activity Timeline
Additional Detail
Award ID FAIN
2111638
SAI Number
None
Award ID URI
SAI EXEMPT
Awardee Classifications
Small Business
Awarding Office
490707 DIVISION OF INDUSTRIAL INNOVATION
Funding Office
490707 DIVISION OF INDUSTRIAL INNOVATION
Awardee UEI
P1MCBT1JQL15
Awardee CAGE
8VE85
Performance District
04
Senators
Michael Bennet
John Hickenlooper
John Hickenlooper
Representative
Ken Buck
Modified: 8/5/21