University of New Hampshire Planning Grant: I/UCRC for Metal Deformation Processes (iuFOCUS)

新罕布什尔大学规划资助：I/UCRC 金属变形过程 (iuFOCUS)

• 批准号: 1624640
• 负责人: Brad Kinsey
• 金额: $ 1.5万
• 依托单位: University of New Hampshire
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2016
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2016-07-15 至 2018-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1624640&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: University; New; Hampshire; Planning; Grant

Metal deformation processes are ubiquitous manufacturing techniques used in many industrial sectors such as automotive, medical and electronic devices, oil and gas equipment, and aerospace industries. The processes are involved in approximately 7% of the US Gross Domestic Product. Advancement in metal deformation technologies can address key national needs such as defense, energy independence and efficiency, homeland security, and health care. The objective of the project is to conduct a planning meeting to establish an Industry/University Cooperative Research Center (I/UCRC) on metal deformation processes, which will provide intrinsic value to industry. The goal of the Center is to deliver pre-competitive, fundamental knowledge to industry for improved product performance, enhanced productivity, workforce development and economic growth. The Center will provide a forum for collaborations among academic, industrial, and national laboratory researchers to perform fundamental, pre-competitive science and engineering research of metal deformation technologies. To create a robust and sustainable I/UCRC Center across several industrial sectors, the academic partners of this project, University of New Hampshire (UNH), Northwestern University, and Texas A&M University (TAMU), will work collaboratively to provide: a) innovative metal deformation technologies, e.g. flexible dieless forming, ultrasonic-assisted forming, electrically-assisted forming, and geometric texturing of workpiece and tooling surfaces for friction control, b) closed-loop process control through novel in-process sensors and advanced control algorithms, and c) process modeling and material characterization for forming. The Center will have three technical thrust areas (with each university Site leading one of the areas): modeling and material characterization (UNH), advanced metal deformation processes and sensing (Northwestern), and product/process optimization and standardization (TAMU). Each institution will also focus on specific industries based on past collaborations and regional interests: UNH, aerospace and electronic devices; Northwestern, automotive and medical devices; and TAMU, oil and gas industry. The collaboration among the institutions and industrial members can effectively and efficiently address the industrial research and development needs. At the planning meeting, a total of 60 participants is expected. The Center projects will be determined by systematic mapping of the industrial needs to the capabilities of the I/UCRC Sites. More specifically, the U. of New Hampshire will bring expertise in modeling and material characterization and access to unique facilities and extensive computational resources that can support Site and Center research activities.

金属变形工艺是汽车、医疗和电子设备、石油和天然气设备以及航空航天工业等许多工业领域普遍使用的制造技术。这些流程约占美国国内生产总值的 7%。金属变形技术的进步可以满足国防、能源独立和效率、国土安全和医疗保健等关键国家需求。该项目的目标是召开规划会议，建立金属变形工艺行业/大学合作研究中心（I/UCRC），这将为行业提供内在价值。该中心的目标是向行业提供竞争前的基础知识，以提高产品性能、提高生产力、劳动力发展和经济增长。该中心将为学术界、工业界和国家实验室研究人员之间的合作提供一个论坛，以开展金属变形技术的基础、赛前科学和工程研究。为了在多个工业部门创建一个强大且可持续的 I/UCRC 中心，该项目的学术合作伙伴新罕布什尔大学 (UNH)、西北大学和德克萨斯农工大学 (TAMU) 将共同努力提供：金属变形技术，例如灵活的无模成型、超声波辅助成型、电辅助成型以及用于摩擦控制的工件和工具表面的几何纹理，b) 通过新颖的过程中传感器和先进的控制算法进行闭环过程控制，c) 过程建模和成型的材料表征。该中心将拥有三个技术重点领域（每个大学站点主导其中一个领域）：建模和材料表征（UNH）、先进金属变形工艺和传感（西北大学）以及产品/工艺优化和标准化（TAMU）。每个机构还将根据过去的合作和区域利益重点关注特定行业：UNH、航空航天和电子设备；西北航空、汽车和医疗器械；以及 TAMU、石油和天然气行业。机构和行业成员之间的合作可以有效、高效地满足行业研发需求。计划会议预计共有 60 人参加。该中心的项目将通过系统地映射工业需求与 I/UCRC 站点的能力来确定。更具体地说，新罕布什尔大学将带来建模和材料表征方面的专业知识，并获得独特的设施和广泛的计算资源，以支持站点和中心的研究活动。