Cybermanufacturing Systems

Funding Opportunity Number: PD-16-018Y Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: GrantCategory of Funding Activity: Science and Technology and other Research and DevelopmentCFDA Number: 47.041Eligible Applicants Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility"Agency Name: NSFClosing Date: Proposals accepted anytimeAward Ceiling: $600,000Expected Number of Awards: 10Creation Date: Mar 15, 2016Funding Opportunity Description: The Cybermanufacturing Systems (CM) Program supports fundamental research to enable the evolution of a wide range of network-accessed manufacturing services that: employ applications (or “apps”) that reside in the “cloud” and plug into an expansible, interactive architecture; are broadly accessible, guarantee reliable execution and have capabilities that are transparent to users; and are accessible at low cost to innovators and entrepreneurs, including both users and providers. Current manufacturing software applications are predominantly large, manufacturer-centric, general-purpose programs with theuniversal applicability needed to justify their development, marketing and acquisition costs. They usuallyhave broad capabilities, but are cumbersome to learn and often require expert intervention. There is an opportunity for researchers to pursue research and educational effort...
Source: Grants.gov - Category: Research Tags: Science and Technology and other Research and Development Source Type: funding