IUCRC for Fundamental Investigations in Microtribology

本补充资料通过分担与加州大学伯克利分校工业/大学传感器和执行器合作研究中心的联合合作“TIE”项目的费用，加强了西北大学工业/大学工程摩擦学合作研究中心的研究计划。“TIE”项目是一项联合协作工作，旨在研究极小设备和负载下发生的摩擦并对其建模。工业/大学合作研究中心(I/UCRC)的传感器和执行器正在研究非常小的设备在极小的载荷下的摩擦。I/UCRC工程摩擦学研究所正在开发相关的固体机制模型，以满足其合作观察。机械与结构系统部将分担这一项目的费用。项目经理建议西北大学为与加州大学伯克利分校合作实施的一个为期两年的“平局”项目奖励5万美元。

This supplement augments the research program at Northwestern University's Industry/University Cooperative Research Center for Engineering Tribology by cost-sharing a joint collaborative "TIE" project with the University of California, Berkeley's Industry/University Cooperative Research Center for Sensors and Actuators. The "TIE" project is a joint synergistic effort to study and model the friction occurring with extremely small devices and loads. The Industry/University Cooperative Research Center (I/UCRC) for Sensors and Actuators is studying friction in very small devices under extremely small loads. The I/UCRC for Engineering Tribology is developing relevant solid mechanism models that satisfy its collaboration's observations. The Division of Mechanical & Structural Systems is cost-sharing this project. The Program Manager recommends Northwestern University be awarded $50,000 for a two-year "TIE" project to be performed collaboratively with the University of California, Berkeley.