Grants

A. From NSF
  1. R. Kumar (PI), NSF-ECS, ``Nondeterministic Control of Discrete-Event Systems for Language or (Bi)Simulation Equivalence Specifications". Sept. 1, 2004-August 31, 2007.
  2. J. McCalley, R. Kumar (Co-PI), O. Volij, V. Ajjarappu, N. Elia, V. Vittal, National Science Foundation, ``EPNES: Planning Reconfigurable Power System Control for Transmission Enhancement with Cost-Recovery System". Sept. 1, 2003-Aug. 31, 2006.
  3. R. Kumar (Iowa State Univ. PI) and A. Arapostathis (Univ. of Texas PI), National Science Foundation, ``Control of Markov Chains with Qualitative Constraints". Sept. 1, 2002-Aug. 31, 2005.
  4. R. Kumar (PI), National Science Foundation, ``Control and Diagnosis of Discrete-Event Systems with Temporal Logic Specifications". August 16, 2002-August 15, 2005.
  5. R. Kumar (PI), National Science Foundation, ``Modeling, Interface Design, and Verification of Hybrid and Discrete Event Systems". October 1, 1997-Sept. 30, 2001.
  6. R. Kumar (PI), National Science Foundation and Univ. of KY, ``Travel support for 1996 IEEE Conf. on Decision and Control. Japan, Dec. 1996.
  7. M. Truszczynski, R. A. Finkel, J. N. Griffioen, J. E. Lumpp, R. S. Yavatkar, R. Kumar (Co-PI), L. E. Holloway, National Science Foundation, ``CISE Research Infrastructure: A Laboratory for Research in High Performance Distributed Computing". July 15, 1995-June 30, 2001.
  8. R. Kumar (PI), National Science Foundation Research Initiation Award, ``Real-Time Discrete Event Control and its Applications to Automated Manufacturing Systems". August 31, 1994-July 31, 1997.
  9. R. Kumar (PI), National Science Foundation and Univ. of KY, ``Travel support for 1994 Workshop on Discrete Event Systems, France". June 1994.
B. From DoD/ARL
  1. R. Kumar (PI), Applied Research Laboratory, Penn. State Univ., ``Travel support for attending IEEE International Symposium for Intelligent Control". Sept. 1998.
  2. R. Kumar (PI), Applied Research Laboratory, ``Proposal for Sabbatical Leave at Applied Research Laboratory, Penn. State Univ.". August 16, 1997-August 15, 1998.
  3. R. Kumar (PI), Office of Naval Research, ``Research on ARL's Intelligent Control Architecture". April 1, 2001-March 31, 2005.
C. From DoE/ANL
  1. R. Kumar (PI), Argonne National Laboratory, ``Proposal for Summer Research on Discrete Event System Diagnosis". July 1, 2001-Sept. 30, 2001.
  2. J. C. Yingling, J. Sottile, and R. Kumar (Co-PI), Dept. of Energy KY/EPSCoR, ``Supporting Technologies for Effective Use of On-line Analyzers in Control of Coal Quality". Sept. 1, 1996-August 31, 1999.
D. From NASA
  1. R. Kumar (PI), "NASA-ASEE Summer Faculty Fellowship." June 10, 1996-August 16, 1996.
E. From ISU
  1. S. Birrell, R. Kumar (Co-PI), A. Kamal, ICUBE, ``Development of In-situ Soil Sensor Network for Temporal and Spatial monitoring of Agriculture Fields". Spring 2004.
  2. R. Kumar (PI), Iowa State Univ., ``Foreign Travel Grant". April 2003.
  3. R. Kumar (PI), Iowa State Univ., SEA Fund, ``Travel support for PVS Workshop at NASA-Langley". April 2003.
  4. R. Kumar (PI), Iowa State University, ``New Faculty Start-Up Grant" Aug. 16, 2002-Aug. 15, 2005.
F. From UKY
  1. R. Kumar (PI), Univ. of KY, ``Travel support for 1998 Workshop on Discrete Event Systems, Italy". August 1998.
  2. R. Kumar (PI), Center for Manufacturing Systems, Univ. of KY, ``Optimization of Lexmark's Electronic Assembly Line". July 1, 1996-June 30, 1997.
  3. R. Kumar (PI), Univ. of KY Research Committee Grant, ``Optimization Problems in Automated Electronic Card Projection Lines". July 1, 1995-June 30, 1996.
  4. R. Kumar (PI), Center for Mfg. Systems, Univ. of KY, ``Assembly Time Optimization in Printed Circuit Board Assembly". Jan. 1, 1994-Dec. 31, 1994.
  5. R. Kumar (PI), Univ. of KY, ``Travel support for 1993 IEEE Conf. on Decision & Control, San Antonio". Dec. 1993.
  6. R. Kumar (PI), Center for Mfg. Systems, Univ. of KY, ``Optimizing Sequencing Techniques for Pick-and-Place Robots". July 1, 1993-Dec. 31, 1994.
  7. R. Kumar (PI), Univ. of KY, ``Travel support for 1993 American Control Conf., San Francisco". June 1993.
  8. R. Kumar (PI), Center for Mfg. Systems, Univ. of KY, ``Efficient Techniques for Surface Mount Technology". Jan. 1, 1993-Dec. 31, 1993.
  9. R. Kumar (PI), Center for Mfg. Systems, Univ. of KY, ``Modeling and Control of Discrete Event Systems". July 1, 1992-June 30, 1993.
  10. R. Kumar (PI), Univ. of KY, ``Travel support for 1991 IEEE Conf. on Decision and Control, England". Dec. 1991.
  11. R. Kumar (PI), Univ. of KY, ``New Faculty Start-up Fund". August 1991.