I-Corps - A New Technological Approach to Infrared Detection

I-Corps - 红外探测新技术方法

• 批准号: 1832615
• 负责人: John Blaho
• 金额: $ 5万
• 依托单位: CUNY City University of New York
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2018
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2018-04-01 至 2019-09-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1832615&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Corps; New; Technological; Approach; Infrared

The broader impact/commercial potential of this I-Corps project focuses on the development of a lower-cost, improved performance infrared radiation detection technology. Numerous technologies presently exist for detecting Infrared radiation. Those which are cost effective for commercial applications tend to lack adequate performance specifications, while those with ideal performance are too expensive. This technology has broad application potential. The proposed I-Corps program explores implementation and commercialization opportunities within the project's initial application focus of Nondispersive Infrared (NDIR) gas sensing of carbon dioxide and volatile organic compounds (VOC), such as methane and ethylene gas. These sensors have significant markets related to smart ventilation systems for cars, homes, and businesses, as well as leak monitoring in industrial processes and oil and gas production. Further enabling the mass deployment of these sensors will have significant impact on energy conservation, environmental protection, and health and safety. Additionally, longer term development of the technology may prove to be disruptive in thermal imaging applications. Presently, thermal imaging applications are broad but the hardware is often too cumbersome and expensive to be practical for commercial use.This I-Corps project is based on the premise that the intersection of different scientific disciplines leads to disruptive innovation. The project's technology is a fundamentally different approach to infrared radiation detection than those developed in the past 50+ years. This project pursues an optical solution to a semiconductor material processing problem which has hampered the realization of adequate production yield, manufacturing scalability, and device performance, resulting in too high a cost and limited suitability for many commercial applications. Previous progress on this project has focused on the theoretical development of the optical design and experimental verification of these nanofabricated structures. Initial results have been encouraging, and work continues to enhance responsivity, as well as other necessary device specifications. This I-Corps process will be used to refine our understanding of customer problems/needs and the potential for our technology to solve them. This will further inform our technology development path and specification focus, enabling the release of a useful product to market sooner.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.

该I-Corps项目的更广泛的影响/商业潜力着重于开发较低成本，改进的性能红外辐射检测技术。 目前存在许多用于检测红外辐射的技术。 那些对商业应用具有成本效益的人往往缺乏足够的性能规格，而具有理想性能的人则太昂贵了。 该技术具有广泛的应用潜力。 拟议的I-Corps计划探讨了该项目最初应用的非分散性红外（NDIR）二氧化碳和挥发性有机化合物（VOC）的实施和商业化机会，例如甲烷和乙烯天然气。 这些传感器具有与汽车，房屋和企业的智能通风系统有关的重要市场，以及工业过程中的泄漏监测以及石油和天然气的生产。 进一步使这些传感器的大规模部署将对节能，环境保护以及健康与安全产生重大影响。 此外，在热成像应用中，该技术的长期开发可能被证明具有破坏性。 目前，热成像应用是广泛的，但是硬件通常太麻烦且昂贵，无法用于商业用途。此I-Corps项目基于以下前提：不同科学学科的相交导致破坏性创新。 该项目的技术与过去50多年以上的红外辐射检测方法根本不同。 该项目为半导体材料处理问题提供了光学解决方案，该问题阻碍了足够的生产产量，制造可伸缩性和设备性能的实现，从而导致成本过高，并且适合许多商业应用。 该项目的先前进展集中在这些纳米制作结构的光学设计和实验验证的理论发展上。 最初的结果令人鼓舞，工作继续提高响应能力以及其他必要的设备规范。 这种I-Corps流程将用于完善我们对客户问题/需求的理解以及我们的技术解决方案的潜力。 这将进一步为我们的技术开发路径和规范重点提供信息，从而使其更快地发布有用的产品。该奖项反映了NSF的法定任务，并被认为是值得通过基金会的知识分子优点和更广泛的影响评估标准通过评估来获得支持的。