Many Smart City initiatives are already underway even prior to the passing of the infrastructure bill to Build Back Better. With the advent of the internet of things (IoT), technologies such as sensor networks, RFID, and intelligent transportation systems (ITS) are developing rapidly. This technology can help us to measure, understand, and even predict how people want to move. The result is the creation of a more connected urban landscape…..

To get to this city of the future, however, it is critical that we address many of the real–world obstacles that inhibit electric mobility. These include inconsistent funding, inefficient traffic management systems, bad connections to public transit, and the unavailability of electric charging options. But perhaps most importantly, people are becoming more and more concerned about the environment and the way they live. Transport improvements require robust, multidisciplinary approaches that consider all of the elements of electric mobility. Smart Cities must address many different facets of the transportation problem more holistically. They must also address more complex issues such as land–use planning, land use regulation, and land use design.

The very concept of smart cities is fundamentally rooted in the thinking that smart cities will be connected. In this scenario, people want to live in a more connected world. They want to be able to communicate, communicate more efficiently, communicate more often, etc. The next logical step is to improve connectivity, which requires an informed strategy for communications, transit and roads that is integrated with urban design. Thus building a communications network, land use policy and zoning requirements are key components to solving the connectivity and transportation problem.

Land use and transportation policies must be designed incrementally, defined by policy, managed by governance and built by an industry-based team. It is necessary to examine the current (and likely future) communications and transportation policy landscape, and how the government interacts with an industry-based team. These policies must also be crafted in a way that involves the public as partners in the project and provides clear paths to progress.

Today, we have an unparalleled opportunity to turn a flood of data into understandable information about our society and our planet. If we are successful, it will have broad societal and commercial benefits in areas such as education, decision-making for a sustainable future, land-use planning, agricultural, and crisis management.

URL: https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/sites/dpd-recovery-plan/home/climate-infrastructure-fund.html

Program Description

As part of the Department of Planning and Development’s ongoing efforts under the Chicago Recovery Plan, the Climate Infrastructure Fund (the Fund) provides grants from $50,000 to $250,000 to nonprofit organizations and small businesses for climate-related capital projects in three priority areas:

Grant applications should be submitted under one of the three categories below:

• Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Systems  – Proposals may include efficiency upgrades to a building’s existing energy systems and/or installation of renewable energy systems or components.
• Electric Vehicles (EV) and EV Charging Infrastructure – Proposals may include the purchase of zero-emission electric vehicles and the installation of EV charging infrastructure for private and/or public use.
• Green Infrastructure (GI) – Proposals may include storm water management systems that diverts water from the city’s sewers, including native plantings and soil, permeable pavement, gardens and related projects, especially in flood-prone portions of the city.

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Universal Small Grant Application at Chicago Dept of Planning and Development (upto $250k) https://cocdpd.submittable.com/submit/8f09cad5-b8d6-4fb5-8663-dabfddb5a245/city-of-chicago-department-of-planning-and-development-universal-small-grant-app/eligibility

We will be reviewing the needs in the $10 million Equitable Transit Oriented Development section for the basis of our proposal.

“Equitable TOD (ETOD) is development that enables all people regardless of income, race, ethnicity, age, gender, immigration status or ability to experience the benefits of dense, mixed-use, pedestrian-oriented development near transit hubs. ETOD elevates and prioritizes investments and policies that close the socioeconomic gaps between neighborhoods that are predominately people of color and those that are majority white. ETOD projects and processes elevate community voice in decision making processes and in realizing community-focused benefits such as affordable housing, public health, strong local businesses, and environmental sustainability, to name a few. When centered on racial inclusion and community wealth building, ETOD can be a driver of positive transformation for more vibrant, prosperous, and resilient neighborhoods connected to opportunities throughout the city and region.”

• ETOD Policy Plan
• Elevated Clicago

We will also be looking at expanding our proposal to include requirements from the Climate Infrastructure Fund to avail of grants greater than $250,000.00

• Climate Infrastructure Fund Resources
• INFORMATIONAL WEBINARS – Informational webinars will be held on the following dates:
  • Tuesday, January 10, 2023  |  12 – 1:30 p.m.
    Register via Zoom
  • Thursday, February 2, 2023  |  12 – 1:00 p.m.

Eligibility Factors 

• Costs may include pre-development, construction and renovation expenses.
• Applicants may be Chicago non-profit organizations and small businesses, with priority given to projects located in environmental justice communities.
• Prioritization will be given to projects with documented climate mitigation and resiliency improvements, equity impacts and project readiness.
• Property ownership is preferred but not required. Tenants must demonstrate legal permission from landlords to make capital investments.
• Preferred projects will demonstrate capacity to initiate improvements in 2023.
• Operational and maintenance costs are not eligible for grant assistance.

Electrification, urban mobility and transportation, and the environment are all closely related and interconnected. The increasing demand for urban mobility and transportation has led to an increase in the number of vehicles on the road, which has contributed to air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions. Electrification of the transportation sector is one way to address this issue, as electric vehicles (EVs) emit significantly less air pollution and greenhouse gases than internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles.

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One of the main challenges in the electrification of the transportation sector is the lack of infrastructure to support EVs. This includes a lack of charging stations, particularly in areas outside of major cities, as well as the high upfront cost of EVs compared to ICE vehicles.

Another challenge is the limited availability of EVs, particularly for certain types of vehicles such as buses and heavy-duty trucks. These types of vehicles tend to have longer driving ranges and higher energy needs, which can be difficult to meet with current battery technology.

In order to address these challenges and promote the widespread adoption of EVs, it is important to invest in infrastructure, research and development of advanced battery technologies, and incentives for consumers to purchase EVs. This can include financial incentives, such as tax credits or rebates, as well as non-financial incentives, such as preferential parking or access to carpool lanes.

It is also important to consider the environmental impacts of EVs beyond just their emissions. The production of EVs and their batteries has its own environmental impacts, and it is important to ensure that these are minimized as well. This can include investing in renewable energy to power EV production and charging, as well as recycling and reusing materials from old batteries.

Overall, the intersection of electrification, urban mobility and transportation, and the environment is a complex and multi-faceted issue that requires a comprehensive approach to address the current challenges.

Abstract

An Intelligent Infrastructure:

• advances city services,
• creates resilient and carbon-free economies,
• closes the technology divide,
• enables autonomous systems, and
• most importantly secures data for people, cities, and governments.

1. Chicago Digital Twin – Create a 3D rendering of the Chicago skyline that includes augmented reality features for real-time information. This will facilitate proper planning of green and infrastructure considerations, exploit  adjacencies to enable horizontal integration of services, and showcase before and after scenarios in a dynamic setting.
2. Green Proto-Factory – Build a micro-factory in an industrial zone that uses clean-tech and smart manufacturing technologies. Here we will explore the use of green technologies: solar panels, rooftop wind turbines, geothermal, rain water harvesting and other Industry 4.0 technologies to showcase the art of the possible coupled with the science of engineering.;
3. E-Mobility Products – Make physical products in the e-mobility segment such as retractable helmets and folding e-bikes and scooters utilizing Smart, Additive and Advanced Manufacturing techniques to innovate, orchestrate, integrate and enable the creation of intelligent and connected products and services.

Resources will be locally sourced with zero offshoring and the team has been collaborating with local organizations, schools, institutes and companies in the Chicago-land area. In conjunction with mHUB, we are also members at the Chicago based DoD funded organization, MxD and have worked with the Richard Daley Advanced Manufacturing Institute to ideate, iterate and prototype our products and services. The goal is to utilize the rich ecosystem that Chicago provides for all endeavors.

Description

To avail of Chicago’s Climate Infrastructure Fund, we propose the following three parcel projects:

1. Chicago Digital Twin

In this part 1 of 3 parcels of the project, we will create a rending of the Chicago skyline complete with cartography and 3D printed cityscaped buildings. This will not only serve as an architectural model but also include cyber-physical interactions using augmented reality (AR) features to overlay contextual and real-time information using cellular phones, tablets, and AR/VR glasses driven by an app.

We plan to create these models in three sizes that would each have a different mode of view.:

• Small (8×10 inch) – This will be a one print 3D rendering of the landscape of Chicago to showcase the extents of the complete DPD planning that would serve as the basis of the effort and a marketing swag.
• Medium (11×14 inch) – One side of this would be an orange-green chess board showcasing all the companies and organizations engaged in this effort, while the other side will have a cartographic map of the extents of the plan with key markers, and an initial basis to include augmented reality features.
• Large (5×6.5 ft) – This would be an architectural rendering of the city of Chicago with dynamic capabilities to introspect and render different historical and real time information using cell phones, tablets and AR glasses.

2. Green Proto-Factory

In part 2 of the project, we plan to build a micro-factory in an Industrial Zone in Chicago. This will enable themed prototyping and small batch manufacturing to showcase the art of the possible and the science of engineering using smart manufacturing technologies.

This micro-factory will be built using tenets of Clean-Tech and will have Solar Panels, Wind turbines, Geo-Thermal, Rain Water Harvesting and other green and appropriate energy creation and using facilities.

We will built the manufacturing unit modularly and on an MVP agile cadence with several KPI that will define its thesis in terms of clean metrics, usage density, safety and ranking. We plan this facility to be a lighthouse for all Industry 4.0 manufacturing goals and set the basis for the next iteration Industry and Services 5.0.

3. E-Mobility Products

For Part 3 of the project and to prove and improve the ecosystem, we are build physical products in the e-mobility segment starting with:

Retractable helmets, folding smart e-bikes and scooters in the micro-mobility/narrow transportation domain.

This will use the smart manufacturing technology that we are proposing in Parcel 2, and utilize the dashboard app view of Chicago’s landscape defined in Parcel 1 for real time notifications while manufacturing or traveling.

Here we will be furthering tenets in Additive Manufacturing and building an assembly platform with a compact footprint with minimal utilization of complex supply chain mechanisms.

All of the resources to build all three parcels will be locally sourced with emphasis on zero off shoring. We have already been:

• ideating and iterating on our design concepts at mHUB, MxD and the Richard Daley Advanced Innovation Center,
• starting to collaborate with local schools and institutes (Argonne National Labs, The University of Chicago’s Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering, Illinois Institute of Technology, Northwestern University and others
• partnering with local companies in the Chicago-land area: startups based out of mHUB, and others: 3Degrees, Azul3D, Impossible Objects and Sciaky that bring us a cumulative perspective on advanced engineering and building the new.

We plan to utilize the rich ecosystem that Chicago provides for all our endeavors.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Section 1: Program Description and Scope
Section 1a: Executive Summary
Section 1b: Scope of Work
Section 2: Regional Industry Assets and Needs
Section 3: Proposed Solution
Section 4: Partners and Program Outreach
Section 4a: Partnerships
Section 4b: Outreach
Section 4c: Diversity and Inclusion
Section 5: Measurable Goals and Impacts
Section 6: Sustainability Plan
Section 7: Preliminary Budget and Personnel
Section 7a: Preliminary Budget
Section 7b: Personnel and Advisors
Section 8: Summary
About Us

Section 1: Program Description and Scope

It is not just about building products to facilitate transportation and the creation of smart cities, but an intricate part of the solutioning is the orchestration of services and appropriate response constructs for support, maintenance, repair and recycling. All of these considerations need to be evaluated and assessed, else our advent into the next would be limited and quickly end up in non-starters.

Appropriate definition and use of technology and services is important so as not to over engineer aspects of the design and definition to manage urban mobility, and to increase quality of life for citizens. We have observed the impact of technology on mobility and propose an approach which advances not just technology, but innovation, design, art, and aesthetics. We propose a balanced approach, where technology, and innovation and design advance in lock-step with one feeding from and using the other.

Here at Numorpho Cybernetic Systems (NUMO), we are firmly committed in building our products and solutions in conjunction with the services that need to be instituted to connect, inform, enable and support the new transformation. Utilizing our themed design philosophy for innovation, process management framework, integration protocols, and orchestrating multi-modal intelligence, we plan to be the leader in such transformative efforts and build the baseline for our future endeavors as a civilization.

Based on the Climate Infrastructure Fund by the City of Chicago, we propose a Digital Twin to facilitate e-mobility by building a cyber-physical construct of the City of Chicago. This would enable interactive rendition of various historical and real time information to be superimposed in dashboards, mobile applications and physical models of the city to facilitate infrastructure build and feed from and to supplementary applications to enable a holistic view and support the basis for a circular economy.

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We propose creating a digital replica of the City of Chicago, called a Digital Twin, using funds from the Climate Infrastructure Fund. This virtual representation of the city would allow for the integration of various historical and real-time data in dashboards, mobile apps, and physical models. This would aid in the development of infrastructure and would also allow for communication with other applications for a comprehensive view. Ultimately, this would help establish a circular economy.

Digital twins are built on the core concept of a digital equivalent for a physical entity. From automotive to agriculture, every enterprise interaction with their customers involves physical entities. Digital twins are paving the path for enterprises to bring the benefits of software world onto the physical assets – providing an opportunity to better serve the needs of the digital customers.

At Numorpho Cybernetic Systems (NUMO), our basis is to understand cause and effect by assimilating digital twins and their associated digital threads to automate, harmonize, and optimize operations to enable robust digital strategies and appropriate actionable outcomes.

Section 1a: Executive Summary

In this proposal, we discuss the intersection between electrification, urban mobility & transportation, and the environment, the three verticals indicated in the RFP, and apply a scientific, technology oriented and data-centric  approach to explore the current challenges and offer compelling solutions.

Our proposal will be “Chicago Digital Twin model to facilitate e-mobility” including:

• Micro-mobility or personal active transportation – the ecosystem for electric bikes and narrow/thin transportation,
• Macro-mobility – the ecosystem for transit vans, electric buses, mobile homes, campers, and RVs, and
• Hyper-mobility or urban air mobility – the ecosystem for drones, air taxis and future air transportation utilizing e-VTOLs.

along with the infrastructure to support them and the adjacent services that will be needed to provide for and utilize them. This will be based on our theme – Everything Connected!

By focusing on micro-mobility, macro-mobility, and hyper-mobility, our proposal aims to address the needs of a wide range of transportation modes and users.

One key aspect of facilitating e-mobility will be the development and deployment of the necessary infrastructure to support these modes of transportation. This includes charging stations for EVs, as well as the infrastructure needed for drones and air taxis, such as landing pads and maintenance facilities. It will also be important to consider how these different modes of transportation can be integrated into the overall transportation network, including how they can connect with traditional modes of transportation such as public transit.

In addition to infrastructure, it will also be important to consider the adjacent services that will be needed to support and utilize these modes of transportation. This can include things like rental and sharing programs, maintenance and repair services, and insurance. It will also be important to consider how these services can be made accessible and convenient for users, and how they can be integrated into the overall transportation ecosystem.

Overall, our proposal to facilitate e-mobility has the potential to significantly improve urban mobility and transportation while reducing environmental impacts. By considering the needs of a wide range of transportation modes and users, and by focusing on the development of necessary infrastructure and adjacent services, we can help to create a more sustainable and integrated transportation system for the future.

Section 1b: Scope of Work

PHASE I, the first part of the project (This proposal) will consist of:

1. Build a 1:200 scale model of the city using GIS based mapping programs for defining the extent of the smart city urbanification program.
2. Include 3D printed models for key buildings and structures.
3. Create virtual renderings of new/missing buildings using AR/VR that would digitally represent these structures using mobile/virtual headset devices. This would enable us to view the city in past, present or future contexts.
4. Correspond with the teams working on the vertical initiatives and integrate adjacent apps to confer with their modalities. These could be a view of EV charging locations, real time CTA transport view, street congestion maps and other virtual incident/condition reports.
5. Enable introspection (inside view of built-up areas) of existing and new infrastructure by linking to dynamically stitched image and video files to enable virtual navigation and other immersive engagements.

We will be integrating software and applications from:

• Snazzy Maps  for a theme based customization of Google Maps,
• What3Words for a more resolute 10×10 ft pixellation of map coordinates,
• CyberCity3D for the 3D STL files of the buildings of Chicago that we will use both to physically print and well as virtually render based on mode of use
• Unity/UrsaLeo/PTC Vuforia for AR/VR renderings of buildings
• Matterport for dynamic walk thru rendering of built-in spaces

and others.

Our city model would therefore serve as a cyber-physical dashboard for all the needs to build the new, manage its process and maintain it when in production. Digital replicas of the above could be created and distributed to key local establishments and also help in inclement circumstances like assist first responders during crisis.

We will follow an MVP based agile approach to achieve the 5 constructs of this phase. Subsequent phases will deal with adding more functionality, connecting with more services and enabling scenario based simulation of events.

Section 2: Regional Industry Assets and Needs

The 21st century has seen the rise of technology, and as the world continues to evolve and grow, there is also a demand for technology to evolve and grow as well. But there is a need for a mindful coordination between people, processes, and technology.

Chicagoland’s regional economy is diverse and resilient, with a diversified mix of manufacturing and service industries. Localized manufacturing, logistics, and warehousing activities are central to the region’s infrastructure, and, as such, are a critical component of the regional economy. The Chicago Metropolitan area has 1.2 million manufacturing workers, 4.2 million service workers, and 3.2 million retail workers.

In cities like Chicago, everything from every era comes together and makes everything else that little bit whole. But it has also created pockets of neighborhoods that have been neglected or left behind. Our aim in this proposal is to empower the creation of future Smart Cities by supporting clean and sustainable infrastructure development, enabling a diverse workforce, elevating brown field plans, and leading green field development by coordinating with ESG (Environmental, Societal and Governmental) initiatives.

This project will be carried out by NUMO in the Chicagoland area. It will leverage NUMO’s existing relationship with mHUB and MxD, as well as its relationships with regional stakeholders, including regional economic development organizations, manufacturing associations, community colleges, and workforce development agencies:

• @mHUB – Remove the barriers for hardtech entrepreneurs and manufacturers to commercialize new physical products and increases the probability of building a sustainable business. mHUB’s hyper-resourced environment creates the conditions for physical product innovation to thrive resulting in new business creation, revenue, investments, intellectual property, and jobs.
• @MxD – Transform and secure U.S. manufacturing innovation through a partner ecosystem of digital technologies, cybersecurity, and an empowered workforce. MxD operates from a state-of-the-art innovation center near downtown Chicago. Its 70,000-square-foot factory floor features some of the most advanced manufacturing equipment in the world. Partners, including Microsoft, Siemens, Autodesk, Ernst & Young, AT&T and McKinsey & Company, use the floor for experimentation and training on everything from augmented reality to advanced simulation techniques.
• @Chain Reaction Innovations (CRI) – Work alongside with the Argonne National Laboratory and the University of Chicago to convert their research and advanced formulations into practical products. CRI is based on the principle that the solution to sustainable energy requires complex science and identifies the best and brightest innovators and provides them with unprecedented access to world-class scientific tools and expertise.

We will support the initiatives defined by the key stakeholders and executed by lead institutions and coalition members. We will also utilize research facilities and student resources offered by neighboring schools like University of Chicago, Illinois Tech, Chicago City Colleges namely the Richard Daley Advanced Manufacturing Center, UIC, Northwestern and DePaul University.

Section 3: Proposed Solution

NUMO is dedicated to advancing platform methodologies and technology utilizing clean electric energy for the next generation transport solutions that we are envisioning. The systems and the products that we envisage utilize high-tech, advanced materials, actionable intelligence, and proactive response capabilities. They will be using AI driven mechanisms and real-time feedback and built up on a strong foundation based on our partnerships with leading platform vendors, engineering systems and integration service providers.

Our ecosystem is based upon a Platform as a Service (PaaS) model with plug-and-play modules configured to the domain’s need. We are developing it on top of Microsoft’s platform consisting of the Azure Cloud, Dynamics 365 process modules, the Power Platform, and the Cognitive Toolkit. We are a Microsoft for Startups partner and are working closely with them on their Industry Cloud initiatives to enable Cloud for Manufacturing, Connected Commerce, Fast-Fashion, and new ways to enable retail.

For this project to facilitate mobility for the City of Chicago utilizing the Climate and Infrastructure Fund we will accomplish the 5 constructs indicated in Phase I of the scope of work (Section 1b).

This would entail asserting our philosophy to MAKE-MANAGE-MOVE-MARKET-MAINTAIN:

• ideation sessions to fully map out the needs of the project,
• create a planning document to scope out the details of each construct,
• coordinate with stakeholders on the thorough understanding of their goals and objectives,
• interactions with third  parties involved with the three verticals of the project
• integrate with service provider toolkits to create the base and value add inclusions needed in the project.
• build a mobile app with virtual effects to enable review of the cityscape constructs and dynamically view effects

Section 4: Partners and Program Outreach

In this section, we will discuss the details of of our partnership model and now we plan to accomplish the initial 6 constructs of the project in Phase 1 utilizing local workforce and technical personnel in collaboration with the local schools so that we build an ecosystem based on the circular economic principle that all participants will benefit from.

Section 4a: Partnerships

The partnership model that we are proposing is one that entails building a strong technological foundation based on state-of-the-art tools and services, collaboration between local companies, universities and schools, and the local workforce. This collaboration would allow all stakeholders to benefit from the project and ensure that the project is able to reach its goals:

• The local companies would provide the resources, technical personnel, and experience necessary to complete the project. Furthermore, they would be responsible for providing the necessary training, materials, and equipment to the local workforce.
• The universities and schools would be responsible for providing the necessary skills and knowledge to the local workforce. This would include providing training on the specific technology and equipment needed to complete the project.
• Finally, the local workforce would provide the labor and manpower necessary to complete the project. They would also be responsible for providing feedback and suggestions to the other stakeholders in order to help ensure the project’s success.

Here is an info-graph that summarizes some of our partnerships and the approach we are going about to build the correct relationships with organizations, platform and solution providers and technology tools vendors.

Section 4b: Outreach

As an early-stage company, we do not have ready access to diverse talent. We will rely on our institutional partners to refer high-performing STEM and STEAM students and professionals from diverse backgrounds to help us grow our staff. We will also work with regional colleges and universities to provide us direction in finding talented associates.

In order to ensure that the project is able to reach its goals, we plan to utilize a comprehensive program outreach strategy. This strategy will include utilizing local media outlets, such as television, radio, and newspapers, to spread the word about the project. Furthermore, we plan to use social media and digital marketing campaigns to reach potential participants.

Finally, we plan to hold a series of public meetings and seminars to further educate the public about the project. These meetings and seminars will be open to the general public and will provide an opportunity for potential participants to ask questions and learn more about the project.

Section 4c: Diversity and Inclusion

We anticipate that our PaaS solution, and our products and services will be supporting other participants in the Clean Tech Economy program to a large extent. That is where we will see direct investment that could support disadvantaged populations. Outside of the Clean Tech programs, NUMO has an additional goal to creating the PaaS, as outlined in Section 6. In order to prove and to improve our technology platform, we will build a suite of clean-tech smart, connected, and sustainable products for personal and other transportation solutions. Our hope is to locate at least some of our facilities in traditionally underserved communities, and we plan to staff our office/factory(ies) with a diverse workforce.

In conjunction with the curriculum program at mHUB and over the course of several mentoring sessions there, we have created a playbook for Mindfulness in Business for accounting for correct behavior and interactions at the workplace.

Section 5: Measurable Goals and Impacts

Our mission for this proposal is to accelerate clean technology economy through easy, reliable, cost effective and secure access to information and to promote Illinois advancement through technology. We will be working with entrepreneurs, non-profits, foundations, and the private sector to increase social impact and scale solutions to address community challenges. We believe that such collaborations will have a measurable impact on livability, education, health, and economic outcomes.

Here is a list of measurable goals utilizing our proposed solution related to those initiatives that will create impact in our solutioning:

• Integrate with the Array of Things (AoT), an urban sensing network of interactive, modular sensor boxes installed to collect real-time data on the city’s environment, infrastructure, and activity for research and public use. AoT will serve as a “fitness tracker” for the city, measuring factors that impact livability in Chicago such as climate, air quality and noise. We will utilize our Tendril Technology for this in conjunction with our Digital Twine process manager.
• Utilize the City of Chicago’s open data portal to elevate a 2D cartographic experience to 3D utilizing Augmented Reality techniques. This project is already underway, and we are building a prototype of the city utilizing 3D printing, laser cutting and other additive manufacturing techniques at the mHUB in collaboration with other innovators who are in-situ at the 965 W. Chicago location. The ideation for this project is carried out under the Manthan Design Philosophy that we have created for themed innovation.
• Connect Chicago is a donor advised fund managed by the City Tech Collaborative that seeks to make Chicago the most digitally skilled, connected, and dynamic city in America. We will avail of this facility to appropriate workforce locally for the project.
• Enable a preventative maintenance scheduling for infrastructure based on our TAU Codex Transformer, a multimodal AI prediction engine that we are developing in conjunction with OpenAI, Nvidia and Microsoft.
• Collaborate with the City Tech Collaborative to harmonize projects undertaken by the Industry Vertical teams for Clean Energy and Transportation utilizing projects like the Smart Green Infrastructure Monitoring program to facilitate reuse and coordination of existing initiatives. This will include working alongside the Chain Reaction Innovations (CRI) group from Argonne National Labs to ideate on practical applications of the research projects undertaken by the individual cohort companies therein.

Taking part in the circular economy, moving away from the “take, make, dispose” systems is a necessary step towards sustainability and fighting climate change. We see access to opportunity as a fundamental human right and are committed to expanding opportunity in Chicago, the entire state of Illinois and beyond by promoting inclusive, equitable, and sustainable policies, and support the growth of neighborhood businesses by enabling adjacencies to flourish.

Section 6: Sustainability Plan

We believe in the philosophy of “building the machine that builds the machine”. As we progress thru the project to accelerate Illinois Clean Energy Economy, we will utilize it to enable exciting products and services as per the following projects in our pipeline:

1. Project RVolution for ground-based electric mobility transportation solutions
   a. Micro-mobility or personal active transportation that are safe and reduce congestion and pollution in urban metropolises
   i. smart e-bikes and accessories like the foldable helmet that are safe and reduce congestion and pollution in urban metropolises.
   ii. compact electric commuter vehicles (3 wheel or 4 wheel) that have a reduced footprint, but still enable convenient travel of small groups.
   b. Macro-mobility by building electric Recreational Vehicles (RVs) that will avail of 5G connectivity to enable freedom to live and travel based on the adage – Why buy when you can rent, but why rent when you can RV. We plan to embed solar panels & tiles in the exoskeleton of the RV to have continuous changing while stationary or on the go. For this we plan to collaborate with Tesla Motors and build the RV based on the upcoming Tesla Semi.
2. Project Ascension for enabling next generation transportation by building smart cities and enabling safe urban commuter travel.
   a. Cityscape (this project) – For this endeavor we are building intricate 3D models of Chicago to enable the visualization of fly patterns using 3D printing technology in combination with Augmented Reality and Contextual mapping in addition to cartographic considerations.
   b. Hyper-mobility or urban air mobility enabling the intelligent routing and defining vertipads and vertiports for landing autonomous VTOL aircrafts- air taxis and drone-based delivery systems. For this we will also work with engineering companies to design and build eVTOLs using my background as an aerospace engineer.

Thus, the economic benefits of creating a sustainable infrastructure, capitalizing on adjacencies, and utilizing and serving the community will be validated and further refined using our products in the two projects underway.

This matches with our vision for Industry and Services 5.0 to recognize the power of industry to achieve societal goals beyond jobs and growth, to become a resilient provider of prosperity by making production respect the boundaries of the planet and place the well-being of the human at the center of the process. It emphasizes on sustainability, human-centricity, and resilience along with all the tenets that defined Industry 4.0 and the revolutions prior to it. It moves focus from solely shareholder value to stakeholder enablement, for all concerned.

Section 7: Preliminary Budget and Personnel

Section 7a: Preliminary Budget

Section 7b: Personnel and Advisors

Section 8: Summary

Make no little plans. Think big –  has been the motto for Chicago since architect Daniel Burnham took it upon himself to define the extants of the city after it was ravaged by the great fire. Like wise we @ Numorpho Cybernetic Systems have big plans. But we want to start small. Phase I to facilitate mobility for the Climate and Infrastruture project will move us in the direction to amplify Burham’s vision to make Chicago smart by adding in new tools and technology to manage and monitor its growth.

Imagining the future requires intense planning. In today’s world we need to link and intertwine heterogeneous systems, make them interoperable, aggregate data, and provide pertinent information at the right time and the right place with flexibility and ease of use. The events of 2020 and the COVID pandemic debacle taught us that we weren’t prepared and caught the world off guard. It has in no small measure changed the footprint of our step in our progress as a civilization. It has defined new knowns and created more unknowns. It has made the case for good and thorough planning ever so pertinent.

Our ambition is to leave a lasting impact on people by building a portfolio that is not only solely driven by standard measurable KPIs but also by empathy, usability, sensibility, passion and purpose. These ROIs are immeasurable yet invaluable considerations to justify our existence and progression as a company. To this end we commit to assembling an awesome team of diverse individuals whose achievements and talents will enable us to achieve a hockey stick growth during our formative years and be a recognized world leader in 5 years.

And Chicago will be the beginning of our journey. Here is the full statement by Daniel Burnham, Chicago architect (1864-1912):

“Make no little plans. They have no magic to stir men’s blood and probably themselves will not be realized. Make big plans; aim high in hope and work, remembering that a noble, logical diagram once recorded will never die, but long after we are gone will be a living thing, asserting itself with ever-growing insistency. Remember that our sons and grandsons are going to do things that would stagger us. Let your watchword be order and your beacon beauty. Think big. “

We will also learn as we go along this journey that the “big is not always beautiful.” We will have to dig deeper and get our hands dirty in the interstices of things to get things done. Talents and beauty need to be widely distributed and scattered around as much as they need to be in concentrated nodes. We are at a junction of history. We can either take what we already know and replicate it, or we can take that which we do now and push ourselves to transform it into something far better. We have the choice to either continue moving down the same road or forge a road that is in many ways unknown. The choice is ours.

NUMO’s products and solutions will further flatten the world to make it more connected with the redistribution of talents and beauty in this vast space of the earth and in the Universe. They will be constant reminders of who we are, where we came from and where we are going. They will keep in step with the progression of technology, our new understanding of the universe we live in and our self-introspection of who we are. They will also account for all our inalienable rights, be mindful of our place in history, of our position amongst the living and the particles that constitute our being.

About Us

Numorpho Cybernetic Systems (NUMO) is in the business of building a Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) ecosystem for Industry and Services 5.0, our civilization’s fifth iteration of industrial progression.

We enable infrastructures, manage adaptive engineering and smart manufacturing, harmonize processes, and create intelligent, connected, and sustainable products. Our mantra is make, manage, move, market, and maintain (the 5 Ms). We facilitate the creation of custom products and solutions @ scale with minimal reliance on offshore manufacturing and supply chain. We do this using Additive Manufacturing, AI/ML, AR/VR, Blockchain and other emergent technologies, collaborating with like-minded partners, and proving and improving the ecosystem we are building by validating it against the smart products we are creating.

To accomplish our goal to create usable, viable, sensible, and intelligent products, services, and solutions, we partner with select organizations, platform providers, industry leaders and academic institutions to help realize a robust connected ecosystem by:

• utilizing an end-to-end business and technical architecture to blueprint that will enable us to define use cases,
• exploiting adjacencies and optimizing information flow across domains by using Big Data, Cloud provisioning, Web services API gateways and IoT,
• making products that surprise, excite and delight by using Additive Manufacturing, AI/ML, AR/VR/XR technologies and connected protocols, and
• developing solutions that are intelligent, secure, reliable, scalable, and resilient by using cyber-secure protocols.

in our progression to build robust infrastructures of the future.

NUMO is a member at both mHUB and MxD organizations based out of the Chicagoland area. We started our journey @mHUB in the heart of Chicago, a place that makes innovation and hardtech happen – where start-ups collaborate with experts, academia, and investors to bring to focus smart engineering in the new paradigm for a forever connected world. We will also be collaborating with our partners that have a presence @MxD, the design for manufacturing organization that transforms ideation into reality by enabling the deployment of smart solutions at scale. We plan to leverage both institutions and their legacies of cultivating communities of collaboration and connectivity between innovators, entrepreneurs, platform providers and manufacturers in our solutioning process.

Founded in Chicago, IL in 2021, NUMO is a company whose vision is to utilize intelligent techniques to build smart, connected, and sustainable products by pushing the edges of engineering, technology, data management, AI, and cybernetics. We will be creating new Ideation techniques, enabling Industry 4.0 (for smart connectivity and robotic automation), and adding to it the Industry and Services 5.0 (human-centric and sustainable products) framework for development, build and commercialization.