JAXA has selected 7 projects for TansaX's 12th Request for Proposals
Oct 16th, 2024
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)
Space Exploration Innovation Hub Center
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), together with outside experts and technical specialists, has selected 7 projects for it's 12th Request for Proposals.
The total number of proposals received was 20.
Each project will start as soon as the contract between JAXA and the proponents is concluded.
System Type
| Research Theme | Name of Institution | Proposer | Joint research organization name |
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Next-Generation Energy Field(Power Node & Grid)(1)Switching Converter, Rectenna Array and DC Power Combiner for High-power High-efficiency 24 GHz Microwave Power Transmission System |
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| A study on switching converter PA, highly efficient receiving antenna array, and maximization of combined received power for a 24GHz high-efficiency, high-power wireless power transfer system | Space Power Technologies Inc. | Minoru Furukawa | Mitsubishi Electric Corporation/Kanazawa Institute of Technology/Shinshu University/Kumamoto University/NGK Insulators, Ltd./Nagoya University/SUMITOMO ELECTRIC DEVICE INNOVATIONS, INC./Dymon Co., Ltd. |
Next-Generation Energy Field(Power Node & Grid)(2)Fixed Smart Solar Cell Tower System for Lunar Surface |
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| Research on High Functionality of The Smart Solar Tower System Installed on The Moon | NIPPI Corporation | Takahiro Yumoto | TBD |
Game-changing Type
| Research Theme | Name of Institution | Proposer | Joint research organization name |
|---|---|---|---|
Next-Generation Mobility Field(3)Collaborative Multiple Robots Behavior Generation through Natural Language Interaction with Generative AI |
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| Technical Verification of Autonomous Decentralized Robots in Environments Involving Cooperation with Humans and Other Robots | Denso Corp. | Mitsukuni Ikeda | |
Next-Generation Mobility Field(4)Autonomous Geo-Localization for Lunar and Martian Exploration with High-Precision, Low-Power, and Real-Time AI Technology |
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| Development of AI-based technology for Estimating general-purpose Self-location | NTT DATA CCS | Hara Seiichi | |
| Research and development of a unified method for self-position estimation using camera images and deployment technology for on-board edge devices | T&S Inc. | KOBAYASHI Shigehiro | |
Assembly & Manufacturing Field(5)Development of Cryogenic Gas Adsorption Technology for Lunar Thermal Mining |
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| Development of low-temperature gas adsorption and recovery technology for lunar thermal mining | Shinshu University | Hideki Tanaka | Takasago Thermal Engineering Co., Ltd. |
Habitation Field(6)Development of AI-based space weather prediction technology for Moon and Martian exploration |
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| Development of explainable AI-based prediction model of solar energetic particle events for Moon and Martian exploration | Fujitsu Limited | Chihiro Mitsuda | Tokai National Higher Education and Research System |