NTRAF section 2 and section 3.5 / Proof of concept

What TRL 3 means

Active research and development is initiated. Work moves beyond the paper phase to experimental work; laboratory studies validate predictions.

Criteria reviewers look for

• Predictions are validated by experiments or analysis.
• Performance metrics are defined.
• Individual components have been tested at lab scale.

Evidence examples

• PoC experiment report
• Simulation results
• Lab test data

Next action

Assemble components and validate basic functionality in a lab environment.