RI: Medium: Collaborative Research: Hybrid Unmanned Aerial Vehicles that Interact with Surfaces

在这个项目中，pi们提出了一项“混合飞行器”研究计划的第一年研究，这种飞行器通常执行动态操作，在墙壁、屋顶、树木和电线等地点着陆、移动和起飞。这些平台结合了无人驾驶飞机和攀爬机器人的最佳特性。它们可以迅速到达偏远地区，直接飞向他们。着陆后，它们可以沿着地面移动到战略位置，并提供稳定的检查平台，同时在数小时或数天内消耗很少的电力。如果它们顽强地附着在地面上，它们也能安然度过无法飞行的恶劣天气。更广泛的影响：虽然这只是一个初步的调查，但ppi建议，除了通常的出版物和网络传播之外，更大项目的长期影响将通过组织研讨会来加强，将学术界和工业界专家聚集在一起，讨论飞机停泊的新兴主题。提案还包括在麻省理工学院(MIT？该课程将向本科生介绍在空气动力学、机器人和生物启发机制的交叉领域出现的有趣问题。该课程利用小型RC飞机的低成本提供动手测试和原型设计。根据在运行课程中获得的经验，相同的材料将改编为与斯坦福教育学院合作组织的高中生短期课程。这两个实验室在让本科生和少数族裔参与研究以及向当地高中推广方面都有良好的记录。为了帮助传播教育材料，所有软件和硬件都将是开源的。

In this project, the PIs propose just the first-year study of a program of research for "Hybrid Aerial Vehicles" that routinely execute dynamic maneuvers to land on, move along, and take off from sites such as walls, roofs, trees and power lines. These platforms combine the best attributes of unmanned aircraft and climbing robots. They can reach remote sites rapidly, flying directly to them. After landing, they can move along surfaces to strategic locations and provide stable inspection platforms while consuming little power for hours or days. If they cling tenaciously, they can also ride out weather that is too rough for flight. When conditions improve, or the mission changes, they can jump off and become airborne, flying to a new site..Broader Impacts: Although this is only an initial investigation, the PIs suggest, in addition to the usual publication and web-based dissemination, the long-term impact of the larger project will be enhanced with workshops organized to bring together academic and industry experts in the emerging topic of perching aircraft. The proposal also includes a new course to be offered during MIT?s Independent Activities Period that will introduce undergraduates to interesting problems that arise at the intersection of aerodyamics, robotics and bio-inspired mechanisms. The course takes advantage of the low cost of small RC planes to provide hands-on testing and prototyping. Based on the experience gained in running the course, the same material will be adapted to a short course for high school students, organized in collaboration with the Stanford School of Education. Both laboratories have a strong track record of involving undergraduates and under-represented minorities in research and in outreach to local high schools. To help disseminate the educational material, all software and hardware will be open source.