SBIR Phase II: Computer Aided Design Toolkit for Desktop Digital Fabrication of Circuits on Paper

SBIR 第二阶段：用于纸上电路桌面数字制造的计算机辅助设计工具包

• 批准号: 2233004
• 负责人: Jie Qi
• 金额: $ 99.14万
• 依托单位: CHIBITRONICS INC.
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Cooperative Agreement
• 财政年份: 2023
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2023-06-15 至 2025-05-31
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2233004&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: SBIR; Phase; II; Computer; Aided

The broader/commercial impact of this Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II project is to bring new and more diverse audiences to circuit design and digital fabrication through an integrated STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art, and math) approach. Research shows that the STEAM approach is especially successful for reaching underrepresented minorities, girls, and women. This project continues the development of the Phase I circuit design software and accompanying physical toolkit for do-it-yourself (DIY) digital fabrication of circuits on paper. Through the design, development, and evaluation of this toolkit, the team will contribute to the scientific understanding of human computer interaction design for STEAM learning, accessibility, and equity. By introducing the novel category of technology-integrated crafts to mainstream education and craft markets, open market opportunities create a new ecosystem of products and accessories, customers, and inventors. This innovation brings the digital manufacturing of electronics out of traditional technical environments and into entirely new, more mainstream, and more diverse audiences.This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II project will continue the development of the Phase I activities towards commercial deployment. The team is developing a novel electronics design software that greatly reduces the complexity of existing computer-aided design tools and prepares a custom toolkit optimized for the do-it-yourself digital fabrication of circuits. The research objective is to blend engineering activities with arts and crafts in innovative ways to radically reduce the barriers to entry for learning, designing, and producing electronic circuits. The team will develop a production version of their software that includes advanced simulation and design features, as well as a library of projects and resources to scaffold the circuit learning and design process. The team will also refine and manufacture the toolkit for user testing and deployment at scale. In close partnership with K-12 educators and hobby crafters, the technology will be developed to meet the needs of target users.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

这项小型企业创新研究（SBIR）II阶段项目的更广泛/商业影响是通过综合蒸汽（科学，技术，工程，艺术和数学）方法将新的和更多样化的受众带入电路设计和数字制造。 研究表明，蒸汽方法特别成功地吸引了代表性不足的少数民族，女孩和妇女。该项目继续开发了I期电路设计软件，并伴随着纸上电路的数字制造（DIY）数字制造的物理工具包。通过对该工具包的设计，开发和评估，团队将有助于对蒸汽学习，可访问性和权益的人类计算机交互设计的科学理解。通过向主流教育和手工艺品市场介绍新颖的技术集成工艺类别，开放市场机会创造了一个新的产品和配件，客户，客户和发明者的生态系统。这项创新将电子产品的数字制造从传统的技术环境中带入了全新，更多的主流和更多样化的受众。这项小型企业创新研究（SBIR）II阶段项目将继续开发I期活动的商业部署活动。该团队正在开发一种新颖的电子设计软件，该软件大大降低了现有的计算机辅助设计工具的复杂性，并准备了针对自己动手的数字制造电路的定制工具包。研究的目标是以创新的方式将工程活动与手工艺品融合在一起，以从根本上减少学习，设计和生产电子电路的进入障碍。该团队将开发其软件的生产版本，其中包括高级仿真和设计功能，以及项目和资源库，以踩踏电路学习和设计过程。该团队还将完善和制造工具包，以大规模测试和部署。通过与K-12教育者和业余爱好手工艺者的密切合作，该技术将被开发以满足目标用户的需求。该奖项反映了NSF的法定任务，并且使用基金会的知识分子优点和更广泛的影响审查标准，认为值得通过评估值得支持。