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），称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，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、海上和地面运输系统的广泛应用，影响着现代生活的各个方面。 尽管其额定功率范围广泛且应用多样，但移动能源系统在设计和技术要求方面都具有许多挑战性。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，它促进了更安全和更清洁的环境。 此外，它使美国在全球市场上具有技术和经济竞争优势。 拟议的研究活动与全面的教育活动密切相关，这些活动将使各级学生接触到以发现为基础的和以行业为重点的技能。 移动中的系统和设备通常以最小的（例如，充电等）成本在电网外运行。与电网的互动。 COMET的项目旨在解决基本挑战和现实世界的工程问题，这些问题将推动并为相关行业创造新技术。 COMET的主要关注领域是（1）机动性和敏捷性的提高，（2）容错性和可靠性的提高，（3）延长操作时间，（4）功率密度的提高。 为了实现这些目标，六个关键方法被认为是（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）实时状态监控，以及（vi）实时纠正措施。该中心将推进这些能源系统的研究和设计方法，同时考虑到每个应用的具体挑战。 东北大学的研究团队在开发电源电路拓扑和超轻磁性材料方面具有专业知识，可用于工业自动化和服务机器人的功率密度改进。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，可延长人形机器人，医疗设备和无绳工具的操作时间。

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.