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Development: The Next-Generation Public Charging Infrastructure andCyber-Information Network for Enhanced Inclusion and Independent Livingof Power Mobility Device Users

Award Number: 90IFDV0017
ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DISABILITY, INDEPENDENT LIVING, AND REHABILITATION RESEARCH
OPDIV: ACL
AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY
AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: OTHER
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 09/01/2020
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 12/31/2024

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Development: The Next-Generation Public Charging Infrastructure andCyber-Information Network for Enhanced Inclusion and Independent Livingof Power Mobility Device Users - 1.7 million Americans rely on Power Mobility Devices (PMDs) – power wheelchairs and electric scooters - to improve their mobility; users and caregivers consistently report the energy constraints of batteries as one of the main reasons for limited away-from-home mobility. A collaborative research team from NCSU (Raleigh) and UNC (Chapel Hill) and a group of stakeholders are partnering to pilot a public charging infrastructure and cyber-information system to support the outdoor use of power mobility devices, to improve the mobility and inclusion of their owners. The project objectives are to 1) design, develop, and test a pilot public physical charging network accessible for PMD charging; 2) make the charging stations real-time IoT-connected through Google Maps services; 3) build smart energy monitoring hardware to track the PMD energy consumption, 4) develop a cloud-based, energy consumption prediction algorithm to enable route planning, 5) write a Best Practice Protocol to enable the charging network scaling up, and 6) increase the awareness of the general population regarding the needs of people with disabilities and aging adults. The outcomes are: (1) the PMD users will be able to successfully use public charging stations and charging apps; (2) increase the overall distance traveled by PMD users by 10%; (3) increase the average participation of outdoor miles in total traveled distance; (4) the life-time of PMD batteries will increase. This two-year project will generate the following products: (1) a pilot charging infrastructure in Chapel Hill, (2) a charging app for managing the charging process, (3) cloud-located AI-based software for PMD energy consumption estimation, and (4) Best Practice Protocol to guide charging network expansion.


Issue Date FY	Funding FY	Legal Entity Name	Legal Entity Address	Legal Entity City	Legal Entity State	Legal Entity Zip Code	Legal Entity COUNTY	Legal Entity COUNTRY	Assistance Listing	Award Code	Budget Year	Action Date	Action Type	Action Amount

Issue Date FY: 2025 ( Subtotal = -$963 )
2025	2022	NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY	2601 WOLF VILLAGE WAY	RALEIGH	NC	27695	WAKE	USA	ACL National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research	03	3	4/11/2025	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	-$963
2025	2021	NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY	2601 WOLF VILLAGE WAY	RALEIGH	NC	27695	WAKE	USA	ACL National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research	03	3	4/11/2025	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
2025	2020	NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY	2601 WOLF VILLAGE WAY	RALEIGH	NC	27695	WAKE	USA	ACL National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research	03	3	4/11/2025	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
														Subtotal = -$963

Issue Date FY: 2024 ( Subtotal = $0 )
2024	2022	NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY	2601 WOLF VILLAGE WAY	RALEIGH	NC	27695	WAKE	USA	ACL National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research	01	3	11/8/2023	EXTENSION WITH OR WITHOUT FUNDS	$0
2024	2022	NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY	2601 WOLF VILLAGE WAY	RALEIGH	NC	27695	WAKE	USA	ACL National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research	02	3	9/11/2024	EXTENSION WITH OR WITHOUT FUNDS	$0
2024	2021	NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY	2601 WOLF VILLAGE WAY	RALEIGH	NC	27695	WAKE	USA	ACL National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research	02	3	9/11/2024	EXTENSION WITH OR WITHOUT FUNDS	$0
2024	2021	NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY	2601 WOLF VILLAGE WAY	RALEIGH	NC	27695	WAKE	USA	ACL National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research	01	3	11/8/2023	EXTENSION WITH OR WITHOUT FUNDS	$0
														Subtotal = $0

Issue Date FY: 2022 ( Subtotal = $199,996 )
2022	2022	NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY	2601 Wolf Village Way	Raleigh	NC	27607	WAKE	USA	ACL National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research	00	3	8/26/2022	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$199,996
2022	2021	NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY	2601 Wolf Village Way	Raleigh	NC	27607	WAKE	USA	ACL National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research	00	3	8/26/2022	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
														Subtotal = $199,996

Issue Date FY: 2021 ( Subtotal = $199,994 )
2021	2021	North Carolina State University	2601 Wolf Village Way	Raleigh	NC	27607	WAKE	USA	ACL National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research	00	2	8/10/2021	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$199,994
2021	2020	North Carolina State University	2601 Wolf Village Way	Raleigh	NC	27607	WAKE	USA	ACL National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research	00	2	8/10/2021	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
2021	2020	North Carolina State University	2601 Wolf Village Way	Raleigh	NC	27607	WAKE	USA	ACL National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research	01	1	10/20/2020	OTHER REVISION	$0
														Subtotal = $199,994

Issue Date FY: 2020 ( Subtotal = $200,000 )
2020	2020	North Carolina State University	2601 Wolf Village Way	Raleigh	NC	27607	WAKE	USA	ACL National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research	00	1	8/26/2020	NEW	$200,000
														Subtotal = $200,000

Grand Total All Awards = $599,027

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Development: The Next-Generation Public Charging Infrastructure andCyber-Information Network for Enhanced Inclusion and Independent Livingof Power Mobility Device Users

Award Number: 90IFDV0017

ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DISABILITY, INDEPENDENT LIVING, AND REHABILITATION RESEARCH

OPDIV: ACL

AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY

AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: OTHER

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 09/01/2020

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 12/31/2024

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