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PFI:AIR - TT: Design Optimization on the Cloud

PFI:AIR - TT：云端设计优化

基本信息

批准号：
1500205
负责人：
Krishnan Suresh
金额：
$ 19.75万
依托单位：
University of Wisconsin-Madison
依托单位国家：
美国
项目类别：
Standard Grant
财政年份：
2015
资助国家：
美国
起止时间：
2015-04-01 至 2018-03-31
项目状态：
已结题

来源：
https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1500205&HistoricalAwards=false
关键词：
PFI AIR TT Design Optimization

项目摘要

This PFI: AIR Technology Translation project focuses on translating the Pareto method of design optimization, developed by the PI's group, into a cloud-based service that can be accessed by designers without the expense of special hardware or software. The Pareto design method is important, and particularly relevant in a cloud-based service, because it offers unprecedented speed at low computational cost. This increases accessibility of design optimization tools across a number of industries, allowing smaller firms to engage in design optimization. The project will result in CloudTopopt, a design optimization cloud service with the following unique features: (a) it can be accessed by anyone, at any time, from any browser such as Firefox, Chrome, Safari or Internet Explorer, (b) it will offer the latest technology and design optimization features, and (c) it will help designers reduce the cost of their end-products through real-time optimization. These features provide the following advantages: (1) it will level the playing field in product design by providing equal access to high quality design software, to large corporations, small firms and individual consultants, (2) it will result in significant cost savings since users will not have to purchase expensive design software and associated hardware, and (3) software and technology updates will be carried out with little or no interference in the product design process. This is in contrast to leading design software modules that require expensive software/hardware installation and maintenance that only large corporations can afford. This project addresses the following technology gaps as it translates from research discovery toward commercial application: (1) sustaining the speed of the Pareto method in a cloud service by minimizing the overhead of network communication and browser computation, (2) ensuring cloud security by relying on secure https URLs (Uniform Resource Locator), and data encryption based on industry standard 256 bit AES (Advanced Encryption Standard), and (3) providing a robust user experience by relying on modern WebGL (Web Graphics Library) technology. The personnel involved in this project include an engineering graduate student and a management graduate student. The two students will receive technology translation and entrepreneurship experiences by addressing the technological gaps, and studying the market potential for CloudTopopt, respectively.The project engages Design Concepts, LLC (Madison) to guide the technological development and commercialization in this technology translation effort from research discovery toward commercial reality.

该PFI：AIR技术翻译项目的重点是将PI团队开发的设计优化的帕累托方法翻译成一种基于云的服务，设计人员可以在不花费特殊硬件或软件的情况下访问该服务。帕累托设计方法很重要，在基于云的服务中尤其重要，因为它以低计算成本提供了前所未有的速度。这增加了许多行业设计优化工具的可访问性，允许较小的公司参与设计优化。该项目将产生CloudTopop，这是一种设计优化云服务，具有以下独特功能：（a）任何人都可以在任何时间通过任何浏览器（如Firefox、Chrome、Safari或Internet Explorer）访问该服务;（B）该服务将提供最新技术和设计优化功能;（c）该服务将帮助设计人员通过实时优化降低最终产品的成本。这些功能具有以下优点：（1）大公司、小公司及个别顾问均可平等地使用高质素的设计软件，从而在产品设计方面创造公平的竞争环境;（2）由于使用者毋须购买昂贵的设计软件及有关硬件，以及（3）软件和技术更新将在很少或不干扰产品设计过程的情况下进行。这与需要昂贵的软件/硬件安装和维护的领先设计软件模块形成对比，只有大公司才能负担得起。该项目解决了以下技术差距，因为它从研究发现转化为商业应用：（1）通过最小化网络通信和浏览器计算的开销来维持云服务中的帕累托方法的速度，（2）通过依赖于安全的https URL来确保云安全（统一资源加密）和基于行业标准256位AES的数据加密（高级加密标准），以及（3）通过依赖现代WebGL（Web图形库）技术来提供健壮的用户体验。参与本项目的人员包括一名工程研究生和一名管理研究生。这两名学生将分别通过解决技术差距和研究CloudTopop的市场潜力来获得技术翻译和创业经验。该项目聘请Design Concepts，LLC（麦迪逊）指导技术开发和商业化，从研究发现到商业现实的技术翻译工作。