Central New York Defense Alliance Ltd

AWARD DESCRIPTION PURPOSE:THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS THE DEVELOPMENT OF A SMART TECHNOLOGY LAB ENABLING ADVANCES IN INTELLIGENT TECHNOLOGIES RANGING FROM SMART GRID AND UNCREWED AERIAL SYSTEMS (UAS) TO AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES AND ROBOTIC MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS.ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED:THE RESEARCHERS WILL DEVELOP AGILE STANDARDS-BASED RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURE, INCLUDING ADVANCED COMMUNICATIONS AND COMPUTATIONAL CAPABILITIES, TO SUPPORT EXPERIMENTS IN THE APPLICATION OF INTERNET OF THINGS CONCEPTS TO CITY AND COMMUNITY SYSTEMS, SUPPLY CHAIN AND TRANSPORT SYSTEMS, MANUFACTURING, AND ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE. EXPECTED OUTCOMES:THE RESULTS OF RESEARCH IN THE PLANNED SMART TECHNOLOGY LAB ARE EXPECTED TO ADVANCE THE NATION'S GOALS FOR CLEAN AND EFFICIENT ENERGY SYSTEMS THROUGH SMART GRID CONCEPTS, VIBRANT COMMUNITIES APPLYING NEW SMART CITY TECHNOLOGIES, AND A GLOBALLY COMPETITIVE U.S. MANUFACTURING SECTOR THROUGH INTELLIGENT CONTROL SYSTEMS AND ADVANCED ROBOTICS.INTENDED BENEFICIARIES:U.S. MANUFACTURING, ENERGY, AND TRANSPORT SECTORS; AND RESEARCHERS AND STUDENTS IN THE NORTHEAST ACADEMIC AND INDUSTRIAL COMMUNITIES.SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES:THE RECIPIENT DOES NOT INTEND TO SUBAWARD FUNDS.