Smart Polymer Transducers for Energy Harvesting in Defense & Aviation Applications

用于国防能量收集的智能聚合物传感器

• 批准号: 534246-2018
• 负责人: Price, Aaron
• 金额: $ 1.82万
• 依托单位: University of Western Ontario
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Engage Grants Program
• 财政年份: 2018
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2018-01-01 至 2019-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=662607
• 关键词: Smart; Polymer; Transducers; Energy; Harvesting

Defense & Aviation Wiring Inc. (DAVWIRE) is a contract manufacturer based in London, Ontario that currently**employs 20 people and is strategically pivoting toward the development of a new generation of higher-technology**products. Recent advances in smart polymer technology have given rise to new opportunities for distributed**sensor networks and energy harvesting systems. These capabilities are particularly attractive in the biomedical,**defense, and aerospace sectors where the increasing proliferation of electronic devices in combination with**inherently challenging environmental conditions has motivated the need for low-power sensing and portable**energy harvesting solutions. DAVWIRE is seeking to develop a new line of products to satisfy this demand in**collaboration with Dr. Aaron Prices Organic Mechatronics and Smart Materials Laboratory at Western University,**where advanced smart polymers and their specialized fabrication processes are being developed. This 12-month**project will focus on the synthesis, characterization, and prototype application of polymeric electromechanical**sensors and energy harvesters and will enable DAVWIRE to transition toward high technology products, establish**a new R&D arm and Engineering Design Department for in-house product development, create new job positions**and hire skilled engineers as full-time employees, and ultimately advance this technology toward**commercialization.

国防与航空布线公司（DAVWIRE）是一家位于安大略省伦敦的合同制造商，目前拥有20名员工，并在战略上转向开发新一代高科技产品。智能聚合物技术的最新进展为分布式传感器网络和能量收集系统带来了新的机遇。这些功能在生物医学、国防和航空航天领域尤其具有吸引力，在这些领域，电子设备的日益普及以及固有的具有挑战性的环境条件激发了对低功耗传感和便携式能量收集解决方案的需求。DAVWIRE正在寻求开发新的产品系列，以满足这一需求，与西部大学的Aaron Prices有机机电一体化和智能材料实验室合作，**正在开发先进的智能聚合物及其专业制造工艺。这个为期12个月的项目将专注于聚合物机电传感器和能量收集器的合成，表征和原型应用，并将使DAVWIRE向高科技产品过渡，建立一个新的研发部门和工程设计部门进行内部产品开发，创造新的工作岗位**并聘请熟练的工程师作为全职员工，最终将这项技术推向**商业化。