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CMMI Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation |
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| Initial Amendment Date: | September 23, 2013 |
| Latest Amendment Date: | September 23, 2013 |
| Award Number: | 1356831 |
| Award Instrument: | Standard Grant |
| Program Manager: |
Rich Malak
CMMI Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation ENG Directorate for Engineering |
| Start Date: | August 1, 2013 |
| End Date: | July 31, 2016 (Estimated) |
| Total Intended Award Amount: | $35,343.00 |
| Total Awarded Amount to Date: | $35,343.00 |
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2550 NORTHWESTERN AVE # 1100 WEST LAFAYETTE IN US 47906-1332 (765)494-1055 |
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IN US 47907-2114 |
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| NSF Program(s): | ESD-Eng & Systems Design |
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| Award Agency Code: | 4900 |
| Fund Agency Code: | 4900 |
| Assistance Listing Number(s): | 47.041 |
ABSTRACT
This award provides travel funding for students (undergraduate and graduate) participating as finalists in the 2012, 2013, and 2014 ASME Student Mechanism Design Competition. The competition is featured at the Mechanisms and Robotics Conferences, which is part of the ASME International Design Engineering Technical Conferences (IDETC) and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference (CIE). ASME IDETC/CIE is the premier international meeting in the fields of Design Engineering and Computers and Information in Engineering. This event is designed to showcase cutting edge research and accomplishments, and to enrich the educational experience in these fields. The purpose of the Mechanisms and Robotics conference is to advance the understanding of the base of knowledge in mechanism design and robotics that all researchers and educators will collectively draw upon in the years ahead to meet the challenges and realize the opportunities of a globally competitive economy.
Mechanism design has been and will continue be one of the fundamental techniques that are widely used and needed in industry. The objective of the ASME Student Mechanism Design Competition is (1) to stimulate students' interests in mechanism design and research and (2) to promote advances in research and education in the theory, design and application of mechanisms. Finalists are invited to present their work at IDETC each of the years of this grant. Finalists are judged on the basis of creativity, practicality, integrity of analysis and design methodology, quality of the fabricated prototype, quality of the final report and the conference presentation.
PROJECT OUTCOMES REPORT
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The goal of this project was to obtain travel funding from NSF for students (undergraduate and graduate) participating as finalists in the recent ASME Student Mechanism and Robot Design Competitions. The competition is featured at the Mechanisms and Robotics Conference, which is part of the ASME International Design Engineering Technical Conferences (IDETC) & Computers and Information in Engineering Conference (CIE). Through this award, a total of 39 students have been supported to attend the final round of the competition in Chicago, IL, Portland, OR, Bufallo, NY, and Boston, MA from 2012 to 2015, respectively.
The ASME Student Mechanism and Robot Design Competition is an excellent opportunity for both undergraduate and graduate students to showcase their talents and abilities in front of respected world-renowned experts in mechanism and robot design from academia and industry. They had the opportunity to attend over ten technical symposiums as part of the Mechanisms and Robotics Conference and interact with world-wide researchers and be exposed to leading edge research in the field. Students learned how to write technical papers, how to carry out research and how to present their results. This further helps educate next generation engineers, researchers and educators in the field.
The ASME Student Mechanism and Robot Design Competition has significant impact beyond the immediate, annual competition. This project serves as the premier design competition for undergraduate and graduate students in the areas of mechanisms and robotics hardware. Entries in the competition represent a considerable amount of development in this field often resulting in real-world applications in many fields including advances in manufacturing, automotive, consumer products, medical devices and assistive devices for individuals with disabilities. Furthermore, many of the students who participate in this competition will go on to distinguished careers in research, design and development of mechanisms and robotics contributing to our knowledge and application of these sciences.
Last Modified: 08/05/2016
Modified by: David Cappelleri
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