Ford Motor Company
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- Dept. of Energy$-483K1
- Alaska Village Electric Cooperative Inc.$2.7M
- County of Carlton$2.0M
- Nevada System of Higher Education$1.6M
- Abb Inc.$1.3M
- Fervo Energy Company$1.0M
- Conovate Inc$800K
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FORD MOTOR COMPANY — Grant DEEE0009203
THIS PROJECT WILL DEVELOP A NEW CLASS OF RECYCLABLE MULTI-FUNCTIONAL COMPOSITE MATERIALS TO PRODUCE LIGHTWEIGHT SMART STRUCTURES AND SURFACES. FUNCTIONAL HIGH STIFFNESS CONDUCTIVE COMPOSITES WILL BE PROCESSED USING MOLDING METHODS THAT INTEGRATE CONTINUOUS FIBER AND ADDITIVELY MANUFACTURED FEATURES. METHODS FOR INTEGRATION OF SENSING FUNCTIONALITY AND CONTROLS WILL BE DEVELOPED TO REDUCE SYSTEM COST WHILE PROVIDING A NEW CAPABILITY FOR STRUCTURAL HEALTH MONITORING. THIS NEW CLASS OF COMPOSITES WILL BE APPLICABLE TO A BROAD RANGE OF VEHICLE INTERIOR, EXTERIOR AND BATTERY ENCLOSURE SYSTEMS. BY WAY OF DEMONSTRATION, A VEHICLE INSTRUMENT PANEL CROSS CAR BEAM WILL BE DEVELOPED THAT PROVIDES A 40% MASS SAVINGS COMPARED TO STEEL WHILE MAINTAINING A COST PENALTY COMPETITIVE TO ALTERNATE LIGHTWEIGHT MATERIAL SOLUTIONS. THESE TECHNOLOGIES WILL BE VALIDATED FOR IMPLEMENTATION BY A UNIQUELY QUALIFIED PROJECT TEAM COMPRISING A US AUTOMOTIVE OEM, TIER 1 AND TIER 2 SUPPLIER, WITH KEY CONTRIBUTIONS FR
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