SBIR/STTR Research Award
Software Optimized Subtractive Manufacturing
Award amount
$239,822Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IAward year
2021Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Navy
- Recipient company
- CREARE LLC
- Proposal award date
- 2020-10-23
- Contract end date
- 2021-12-24
- UEI
- JDKYAKDT4TT6
- Solicitation number
- 20.2
- Topic code
- N202-117
Research abstract
Currently across the DoD and commercial sector, a part “optimized” for strength, stiffness, and weight is achieved using a tedious, multi-step process. Typically, optimization is conducted through a series of iterative design/engineering analyses, yet in some instances topology optimization is used. What the existing FEA software lacks is the ability to enforce constraints associated with subtractive manufacturing, which are primarily tool access and tool path among others. Creare’s Topological Optimization Software (TOS) package will interface with existing FEA software, enforce the necessary subtractive manufacturing constraints, and output CAM ready CAD files for CNC machining.
Technology keywords
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Awards with the same topic code
Verified by an exact topic code match. This is not a text-similarity match.
- Software Optimization Subtractive Manufacturing
- Detailed Manufacturing Planning and Trade-off Analysis of Topology-Optimized Parts
- Optimized Subtractive Manufacturing - MSC P4595
Research funding history
1,365 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (1983–2026). Reported award amounts total $507,020,394. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.
Phases: Phase I, Phase II, Phase II – Direct to Phase II
Agencies: Department of Defense, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Energy, Department of Transportation, Department of Commerce