SenSound LLC, a company based on research conducted at Wayne State University , has received a $500,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to develop its noise-related quality control technology. This grant will allow SenSound - located in Grosse Pointe Farms - to commercialize its proprietary software allowing manufacturers of noise-emitting products and components to conduct quality testing to verify compliance with noise standards. SenSound has distributed its software to Korea , Canada , Europe, Japan , Germany , China and India .