Revolutionary Opportunities for Highly Educated Unmanned Aircraft Systems Technicians

受过高等教育的无人机系统技术人员的革命性机会

• 批准号: 1501629
• 负责人: Jonathan Beck
• 金额: $ 19.99万
• 依托单位: Northland Community & Technical College
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2015
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2015-09-01 至 2018-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1501629&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Revolutionary; Opportunities; Highly; Educated; Unmanned

Unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) is the most rapidly growing sector of the aerospace industry fueled with continuous advancements in technology, and the Federal Aviation Administration is currently working on a plan to integrate UAS into the national airspace system (NAS) by 2015. This project at Northland Community and Technical College (NCTC) will bridge the gap between new and emerging aviation technology and technician education in the area of UAS and will increase career opportunities through the development of a pipeline for highly skilled workers to meet industry demands. A study released in 2013 by the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) forecast the economic impact of the integration of UAS into the NAS to total more than $13.6 billion in the first three years of integration and to grow sustainably for the foreseeable future, cumulating to more than $82.1 billion between 2015 and 2025. AUVSI also stated the integration into the NAS will create more than 70,000 new jobs in the first 3 years. By 2025, total job creation is estimated at 103,776 jobs. The project will initiate, facilitate, and maintain partnerships with industry leaders, 7-14 schools and higher education institutions to confirm workforce competencies and curriculum. It will increase educational opportunities to advance aviation technologies and the impacts regionally and nationally, helping to position the U.S. as a leader in the global UAS market. By collaborating with key stakeholders at the UAS test sites, the project will create models for technician education in UAS maintenance and meet technical employment needs of UAS and other high-growth industries. With the rapid growth in these new technologies there is a great opportunity to influence standardized education for this science, technology, engineering, and technology (STEM) discipline.To address current skill gaps and educational opportunities, the project will create innovative, industry driven curriculum for UAS and related disciplines, industry recognized stackable credentials, and technician career pathways. It will provide professional development for faculty members to stay current in emerging technologies and learn new teaching methods that will allow them to incorporate these materials into UAS programs as well as in existing STEM courses. It will promote and provide educational opportunities to underrepresented populations and rural areas by leveraging tele-presence technology to expand geographical reach and serve non-traditional students. Project personnel will disseminate instructional materials, research information, and papers for use by educational and industry partners. Workshops and summer camps will promote awareness to secondary and post-secondary educators and students interested in STEM. A comprehensive evaluation will identify best practices in the education of UAS technicians to fill this emerging national need.

随着技术的不断进步，无人机系统（UAS）是航空航天工业中增长最快的部门，联邦航空管理局目前正在制定一项计划，到2015年将UAS整合到国家空域系统（NAS）中。北国社区技术学院（NCTC）的这个项目将弥合UAS领域新兴航空技术和技术人员教育之间的差距，并将通过开发高技能工人的管道来增加就业机会，以满足行业需求。国际无人机系统协会（AUVSI）在2013年发布的一项研究预测，将无人机系统整合到NAS的经济影响在整合的前三年总计超过136亿美元，并在可预见的未来持续增长，在2015年至2025年期间累计超过821亿美元。AUVSI还表示，与NAS的整合将在头3年创造7万多个新工作岗位。到2025年，预计将创造103，776个就业岗位。该项目将启动，促进和保持与行业领导者，7-14所学校和高等教育机构的伙伴关系，以确认劳动力能力和课程。它将增加教育机会，以推进航空技术及其在区域和国家范围内的影响，帮助美国成为全球UAS市场的领导者。通过与UAS测试场地的主要利益相关者合作，该项目将创建UAS维护技术人员教育模型，并满足UAS和其他高增长行业的技术就业需求。随着这些新技术的快速发展，有一个很好的机会来影响这一科学、技术、工程和技术（STEM）学科的标准化教育。为了解决当前的技能差距和教育机会，该项目将为UAS和相关学科创建创新的、行业驱动的课程、行业认可的可堆叠证书和技术人员职业途径。它将为教师提供专业发展，以保持新兴技术的最新发展，并学习新的教学方法，使他们能够将这些材料纳入UAS课程以及现有的STEM课程。它将通过利用远程呈现技术扩大地理覆盖范围和为非传统学生服务，促进并向代表性不足的人口和农村地区提供教育机会。项目人员将分发教学材料、研究资料和论文，供教育和工业伙伴使用。讲习班和夏令营将提高中学和中学后教育工作者以及对STEM感兴趣的学生的认识。一项全面的评估将确定无人机系统技术人员教育方面的最佳做法，以满足这一新出现的国家需求。