Planning I/UCRC Northeastern University: Center for Center for On-the-Move Energy Technologies (COMET)

堪萨斯州立大学、东北大学和密苏里州科技大学计划成立一个新的工业大学合作研究中心(IUCRC)，名为移动能源技术中心(Comet)。COMET的主要目标是为工程师、科学家和研究生创建一个框架，以便为移动行业面临的挑战找到创新的解决方案。移动能源系统包括从小型便携式电子设备到空中、海上和地面交通系统的广泛应用，这些系统影响着现代生活的方方面面。尽管移动能源系统具有广泛的额定功率和多样化的应用，但它们都有许多具有挑战性的设计和技术要求。该中心的长期影响是使移动能源系统更高效、更可靠、更实惠。因此，它促进了一个更安全、更清洁的环境。此外，它还使美国在全球市场上拥有技术和经济上的竞争优势。拟议的研究活动与全面的教育活动紧密结合在一起，这些活动将使所有级别的学生接触到以发现为基础和以工业为重点的技能。移动系统和设备通常以最少的费用(如充电等)脱离电网运行与网格的交互。Comet的项目旨在解决基本挑战和现实世界的工程问题，这些问题将为相关行业推进和创造新技术。Comet的主要关注领域是(1)机动性和灵活性的提高，(2)容错和可靠性的提高，(3)延长运行时间，(4)功率密度的提高。为了实现这些目标，考虑了六种关键方法：(I)替代材料，(Ii)替代能源收集，(Iii)非接触式充电，(Iv)恶劣环境下的智能设计，(V)实时状态监测，和(Vi)实时纠正措施。拟议的中心推进了这些能源系统的研究和设计方法，同时考虑到每种应用的具体挑战。东北大学的研究团队在开发电力电路拓扑和超轻磁性材料方面拥有专业知识，这些材料用于提高工业自动化和服务机器人的功率密度。他们还在先进控制技术和非接触式电力传输方面拥有丰富的经验，以延长类人机器人、医疗设备和无线工具的运行时间。

Kansas State University, Northeastern University, and the Missouri University of Science and Technology plan to form a new Industry University Cooperative Research Center (IUCRC), called Center for On-the-Move Energy Technologies (COMET). The primary goal of COMET is to create a framework for engineers, scientists, and graduate students to find innovative solutions for the challenges that on-the-move industries face. On-the-move energy systems include a broad range of applications from small portable electronic devices to air, sea, and ground transportation systems, which impact all aspects of modern life. Despite their wide range of power ratings and diverse applications, on-the-move energy systems share a number of challenging design and technical requirements. The long-term impact of this center is to make on-the-move energy systems more efficient, more reliable, and more affordable. Consequently, it promotes a safer and cleaner environment. Also, it gives the U.S. a technological and economical competitive advantage in the global market. The proposed research activities are strongly intertwined with comprehensive educational activities which will expose students at all levels to discovery-based and industry-focused skills. On-the-move systems and devices typically operate off the grid with minimal (e.g. charging, etc.) interaction with the grid. COMET's projects are designed to solve fundamental challenges and real-world engineering problems that will advance and create new technologies for the relevant industries. COMET's main focus areas are (1) mobility and agility advancement, (2) fault-tolerance and reliability improvement, (3) prolonging operational time, and (4) power density enhancement. To achieve these goals, six critical approaches are considered as (i) alternative materials, (ii) alternative energy harvesting, (iii) contactless charging, (iv) smart designs for harsh environment, (v) real-time condition monitoring, and (vi) real-time corrective actions. The proposed center advances the research and design methodologies for these energy systems while taking into consideration specific challenges of each application. The team of researchers at Northeastern University has expertise in developing power circuit topologies and ultra-light magnetic materials for power density improvement for industrial automation and service robots. They also have extensive experience in advanced control techniques and contactless power transfer for prolonging operational time of humanoid robots, medical devices, and cordless tools.