Collaborative Research: CI-TEAM Demonstration Project for Real-Time Interactive and Collaborative Cyberinfrastructure for Teaching and Training for Hands-on Nanotechnology

合作研究：用于纳米技术实践教学和培训的实时交互式和协作网络基础设施 CI-TEAM 示范项目

• 批准号: 0753362
• 负责人: Matt Mutka
• 金额: $ 20万
• 依托单位: Michigan State University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2008
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2008-05-01 至 2011-04-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0753362&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Collaborative; Research; CI; TEAM; Demonstration

This project proposes to demonstrate a new real-time interactive and collaborative cyberinfrastructure for teaching and training hands-on nanotechnology. The approach is based on the recent advances in Internet and robotics technologies to enable new and innovative methods of teaching and training for university students and professionals involved with nanotechnology. The goal of this proposed project is to demonstrate how our newly developed cyberinfrastructure will enable people at different geographic locations to work or learn together and be able to control a remote nanomanufacturing system or scientific instruments based on haptic feedback such as force refection in addition to video and audio feedback. As a result, safe, reliable and efficient Internet-based collaboration and learning environment can be achieved. The major components of this proposed project include (1) applying Internet-based robotics technology and collaborative learning methods to tie new technologies and new scientific instruments with the place-bound and economically-bound students at all levels; (2) applying Internet-based supermedia (video, audio, haptic, temperature and other sensory feedback) technology to tie students with intangible environments, such as remote nano environments, to support interactive collaboration and learning; (3) conducting a quantitative evaluation and analysis of the effectiveness and efficiency of the supermedia enabled interactive and collaborative environment for teaching and training hands-on nanotechnology; (4) finally creating the foundation of technology that can be adopted on a large scale to many other institutions that serve a wide range of students. The results of this project will have impact not only in the engineering fields, but also broad areas of science and the society by (1) significantly enhancing the accessibility of real-time interactive and collaborative technologies; (2) providing a new dimension to the application of Internet technology, which enables the Internet to become an action superhighway instead of only an information superhighway; (3) facilitating students and professionals with new means to learn and understand nanotechnology, nanomanufacturing, robotics and information technology, especially those from under represented groups as well as middle school/high school students; (4) providing the technological based for cost a cost effective way to create a diverse and international aware future work force.

该项目旨在展示一种新的实时交互和协作网络基础设施，用于教学和培训纳米技术实践。该方法基于互联网和机器人技术的最新进展，为涉及纳米技术的大学生和专业人员提供新的创新教学和培训方法。该项目的目标是展示我们新开发的网络基础设施如何使不同地理位置的人们能够一起工作或学习，并能够基于触觉反馈（例如力反射以及视频和音频反馈）来控制远程纳米制造系统或科学仪器。从而实现安全、可靠、高效的基于互联网的协作和学习环境。该项目的主要内容包括（1）应用基于互联网的机器人技术和协作学习方法，将新技术和新科学仪器与各级受地域和经济限制的学生联系起来； （2）应用基于互联网的超媒体（视频、音频、触觉、温度等感官反馈）技术，将学生与远程纳米环境等无形环境联系起来，支持互动协作和学习； (3) 对超级媒体支持的交互式和协作环境用于教学和培训纳米技术实践的有效性和效率进行定量评估和分析； (4) 最终为许多其他为广大学生提供服务的机构大规模采用的技术奠定了基础。该项目的成果不仅会在工程领域产生影响，还会在科学和社会的广泛领域产生影响：（1）显着增强实时交互和协作技术的可及性； （2）为互联网技术的应用提供了新的维度，使互联网成为行动高速公路而不仅仅是信息高速公路； （3）以新的方式帮助学生和专业人士，特别是弱势群体以及中学生和高中生，学习和了解纳米技术、纳米制造、机器人技术和信息技术； (4) 提供以成本为基础的技术，以一种具有成本效益的方式来创建一支多元化且具有国际意识的未来劳动力队伍。