Industry/University Cooperative Research Center for Simulation and Design Optimization of Mechanical Systems

机械系统动力学、结构力学、设计灵敏度分析、优化、计算机体系结构、计算机科学、数值分析和计算机图形学等领域的快速发展技术需要集成到一个可供工业使用的整体机械系统仿真和设计优化程序中。作为美国国家科学基金会规划拨款CDR87-00749的结果，爱荷华大学已经证明，建立一个工业/大学合作研究中心的机械系统仿真和设计优化是可行的。这笔为期五年的持续赠款将与工业界一起资助爱荷华州大学机械系统模拟和设计优化的工业/大学合作研究中心的启动。该中心的研究项目包括：动态系统仿真、设计优化、高级软件系统集成以及设计过程的图形通信和控制。20多家公司已成为该中心的成员，提供约100万美元的支持。联合首席调查员及其同事是各自领域内国家公认的专家，拥有运作该中心所需的知识、资源和支持。DePennington博士(DMC)和Marsh博士(MSM)将提供部分支持。项目经理建议爱荷华大学在五年持续资助的第一年获得75,000美元。这笔为期五年的持续补助金将在第一年由50,000美元(CDR)、20,000美元(DMC)和5,000美元(MSM)分摊。美国陆军，TACOM，将提供5万美元与NSF共同资助该中心。该中心正在为其他政府实验室提供额外的147,000美元补充资金，以加强该中心的研究计划。另有5,000美元用于“妇女、少数群体和残疾人工程研究助理的补充资金”。在过去四年中，后续供资将按照下列续签标准进行。每12个月接近结束时，项目经理和/或跨学科研究司司长将审查中心在一系列更新标准方面的进展，包括：(1)大学/行业互动和合作的发展程度；(2)中心的支助基础扩大的程度；(3)一个健全的研究计划正在发展的程度。如果审查令人满意，项目经理将建议支持下一阶段的持续拨款。

Rapidly advancing technologies in the fields of mechanical systems dynamics, structural mechanics, design sensitivity analysis, optimization, computer architectures, computer science, numerical analysis and computer graphics need to be integrated into an overall mechanical system simulation and design optimization program that can be used by industry. As a result of NSF Planning Grant CDR 87-00749, the University of Iowa has shown that an Industry/University Cooperative Research Center for Simulation and Design Optimization of Mechanical Systems is both feasible and viable. This five-year continuing grant is funding along with industry the initiation of an Industry/University Cooperative Research Center for Simulation and Design Optimization of Mechanical Systems at the University of Iowa. This Center's research program is addressing: Dynamic System Simulation, Design Optimization, Advanced Software System Integration and Graphics Communication and Control of the Design Process. Over two dozens companies have become members of the Center providing support of approximately $1M. The Co-Principal Investigators and his colleagues are nationally recognized experts in their fields and have the knowledge, resources and support necessary to operate this Center. Drs. dePennington (DMC) and Marsh (MSM) are providing partial support. The Program Manager recommends the University of Iowa be awarded $75,000 for the first year of a five year continuing grant. The five-year continuing grant is to be cost shared this first year with $50,000 (CDR), $20,000 (DMC) and $5,000 (MSM). The U.S. Army, TACOM, is providing $50,000 to co-fund this Center with NSF. An additional $147,000 supplemental funding to augment the Center's research program is being provided by for other Government laboratories. Another $5,000 is for "Supplemental Funding of Women, Minority, and Handicapped Engineering Research Assistant." Follow on funding during the last four years will be in accordance with the following renewal criteria. Near the end of each 12-month period, the Program Manager and/or the Head of The Division of Cross-Disciplinary Research will review the progress of the Center on a number of renewal criteria, including the following: (1) extent to which university/industry interaction and collaboration is developing; (2) extent to which the support base for the center is expanding; (3) extent to which a robust research program is developing. If review is satisfactory, the Program Manager will recommend support of the next period of this continuing grant.