Travel Support for Mobile Micro-Robotics Challenge at IEEE ICRA 2013

IEEE ICRA 2013 移动微型机器人挑战赛旅行支持

• 批准号: 1341984
• 负责人: Dan Popa
• 金额: $ 1万
• 依托单位: University of Texas at Arlington
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2013
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2013-06-01 至 2014-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1341984&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Travel; Support; Mobile; Micro; Robotics

This project proposes to provide competitive travel support for student teams wishing to compete in the Mobile Micro-Robotics Challenge. The challenge involves advances in the design and fabrication of microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) enabling the development of mobile micro-robots that can autonomously navigate and manipulate in controlled environments. It is expected that this technology will be critical in applications as varied as intelligent sensor networks, in vivo medical diagnosis and treatment, and adaptive microelectronics. However, many challenges remain, particularly with respect to locomotion, power storage, embedded intelligence, and motion measurement, therefore, it is valuable to help enable participation by defraying travel costs. The broader impacts of this grant include the ability of research teams to showcase working demonstrations that support the challenge themes of micro-scale actuation, manipulation and locomotion. Travel assistance will increase the exposure of US student teams to international competitors, likely increasing the knowledge and competitiveness of the US-based teams since this event has traditionally been dominated by teams from Europe. The multi-day competitions will be held during the IEEE ICRA conference providing an excellent opportunity to engage a broad technical audience. The competitions are open to the general public to raise awareness of the state-of-the-art. The competitions provide an opportunity for students and leaders to learn how micro-robotics can play an important role in society.

该项目建议为希望参加移动的微型机器人挑战赛的学生团队提供有竞争力的旅行支持。挑战涉及微机电系统（MEMS）设计和制造的进步，从而能够开发能够在受控环境中自主导航和操纵的移动的微型机器人。预计这项技术将在智能传感器网络、体内医疗诊断和治疗以及自适应微电子等各种应用中发挥关键作用。然而，仍然存在许多挑战，特别是在运动，电力存储，嵌入式智能和运动测量方面，因此，通过支付旅行成本来帮助实现参与是有价值的。该补助金的更广泛影响包括研究团队展示支持微尺度驱动，操纵和运动挑战主题的工作演示的能力。旅行援助将增加美国学生团队与国际竞争对手的接触，可能会增加美国团队的知识和竞争力，因为这项活动传统上由欧洲团队主导。为期多日的比赛将在IEEE ICRA会议期间举行，为广泛的技术观众提供了一个绝佳的机会。比赛向公众开放，以提高对最先进技术的认识。比赛为学生和领导者提供了一个学习微型机器人如何在社会中发挥重要作用的机会。