# Age Assessment of Modern Microelectronics, Robust Tracking using Predictive Learning, and System of System Adaptive Control System

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/cranbaa21-0001-age-assessment-of-modern-microelectronics-robust-tracking/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/331580

> NSWC CRANE - N00164 offered grants of up to $600,000 (at least $120,000) to any type of organization. It expected to make $600,000 in total. Applications closed on March 18, 2021.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | CRANBAA21-0001 |
| Agency | NSWC CRANE - N00164 |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | March 18, 2021 |
| Award ceiling | $600,000 |
| Award floor | $120,000 |
| Expected awards | not stated |
| Total funding | $600,000 |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 12.300 |

## Who can apply

- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility"

## What the grant funds

Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division is interested in receiving proposals for the following Basic Research Opportunity Areas: a. Age Assessment of Modern Microelectronics NSWC Crane Division is interested in receiving proposals directed toward the age assessment of modern microelectronics and molecular level characterization of material degradation in modern microelectronics. Exploiting the benefits of integrating modern commercial microelectronics into strategic and critical hardware for platform modernization does not come without inherent risks. These risks include but are not limited to degradation of the organic materials that comprise modern electronics, such as polymeric encapsulates, resins, and epoxies, which occurs during long-term storage and dormant operating environments. The aging mechanisms and rates of the conventional materials (e.g. ceramics and metals) that comprise current microelectronics employed in strategic and critical hardware are well characterized. However, little is known about how the long-term storage and dormant operating environments that strategic and critical hardware are exposed to would affect the functionality of modern microelectronics. Improved understanding of material aging and degradation within modern microelectronics will facilitate efforts to qualify these devices for high-reliability applications enabling lower costs designs with shorter lead times. Initial research is sought to first develop analytical chemistry methodologies, and secondly where advanced analytics are deployed upon the data sets to enable predictive analytics. b. Robust Tracking using Predictive Learning NSWC Crane Division seeks novel research into predictive learning techniques to build more robust target trackers. The goal for this effort is to research novel tracking systems under constraints of limited or missing data and to develop proof of concept target trackers using predictive learning in simulated environments. Solutions using existing object detection and recognition technologies are not sought here. Some examples of possible topics of interest include, but are not limited to: training and testing target tracker performance in high-fidelity simulated worlds, research and evaluate existing technical approaches to predictive learning, and implementing predictive learning in a virtual tracking system construct for training and evaluation as a robust target tracker.

## Questions people ask

### Is CRANBAA21-0001 still open?

No. It closed on March 18, 2021. A newer notice is open: N0001426SF002, closes April 9, 2027 (153 days left).

### Who can apply for Age Assessment of Modern Microelectronics, Robust Tracking using Predictive Learning, and System of System Adaptive Control System?

NSWC CRANE - N00164 accepted applications from any type of organization.

### What is the deadline for Age Assessment of Modern Microelectronics, Robust Tracking using Predictive Learning, and System of System Adaptive Control System?

Closed March 18, 2021. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

### How much funding is available?

Awards of up to $600,000 each. About $600,000 in total.

### Who has won Basic and Applied Scientific Research grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were University of California San Diego, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, University of Washington. The program made 6,165 awards worth $4.1 billion in that time.