Research Experience for Undergraduates in UAV Technologies

加州州立理工大学波莫纳分校(CPP)的本科生研究体验(REU)网站项目为来自2年制和4年制院校、研究机会有限或没有研究机会的不同和有才华的本科生，特别是女性和西班牙裔学生，提供最先进的、多学科的无人机(UAV)技术、工程学和计算机科学研究经验。无人机有可能取代有人驾驶的飞机，执行枯燥、肮脏和危险的任务。此外，无人机比有人驾驶的飞机便宜，而且不会对人类操作员构成风险。军事应用包括情报、监视和侦察(ISR)、战场损失评估和部队保护。民用应用包括遥感、科学研究、搜救任务、边境巡逻、受灾地区监视、航空摄影、用于岩土调查的航空测绘、植被生长分析、作物除尘和精准农业。无人机行业是航空航天行业中增长最快的行业。然而，无人机相关工作缺乏进入劳动力大军的专业人员。该REU项目旨在通过在CPP工程学院和科学学院不同系的教师顾问的直接指导下，通过无人机研究的第一手经验来提高学生对无人机技术的兴趣。这个REU网站与CPP教师和研究生合作，为本科生提供在为期10周的暑期项目中进行研究的机会，研究领域包括无人机飞行动力学和控制、计算机视觉、人工智能、嵌入式系统和机器人领域的最新技术和高级研究项目。除了他们的研究，学生还将参加每周的研究研讨会、研究会议和专业发展研讨会。研讨会将包括文献回顾、撰写科学论文、提高书面和口头沟通技能、技术演示、研究生教育、职业道路、简历建设以及科学和工程伦理等主题。为期10周的项目还将包括外展活动。这些学生将向当地学校的K-12学生介绍无人机技术、工程和计算机科学。这将提高学生的沟通能力，让他们看到他们研究的更广泛的影响，并看看他们如何通过研究对社会产生积极影响。在这些合作中取得的发现将通过出版物和演示文稿传达给更广泛的科学界。该网站由国防部与NSF REU计划合作提供支持。

This Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Site program at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona (CPP), offers state-of-the-art, multi-disciplinary research experiences in unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) technologies, engineering, and computer science to diverse and talented cohorts of undergraduates, particularly women and Hispanic students, from 2 and 4 year institutions with limited or no research opportunities. UAV's have the potential of replacing manned aircraft for dull, dirty, and dangerous missions. In addition, UAV's are less expensive than manned aircraft and pose no risk to human operators. Military applications include intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR), battlefield damage assessment, and force protection. Civilian applications include remote sensing, scientific research, search and rescue missions, border patrol, surveillance of disaster-affected areas, aerial photography, aerial mapping for geotechnical survey, vegetation growth analysis, crop dusting, and precision agriculture. The UAV industry is the fastest growing sector of the aerospace industry. However, there is a lack of professionals entering the workforce for UAV related jobs. This REU program is designed to increase students' interest in UAV technologies by means of first-hand experience on UAV research with direct mentorship by faculty advisors from various departments within the CPP Colleges of Engineering and Science. This REU Site offers undergraduates, in collaboration with CPP faculty and graduate students, opportunities to conduct research during a 10-week summer program, on state-of-the-art technologies and advanced research projects in UAV flight dynamic and control, computer vision, artificial intelligence, embedded systems, and robotics. In addition to their research, students will participate in weekly research seminars, research meetings, and professional development seminars. The seminars will include topics such as literature review, writing a scientific paper, improving written and oral communication skills, technical presentations, graduate education, career paths, resume building, and ethics in science and engineering. The 10-week program will also include outreach activity. The students will give presentations on UAV technologies, engineering, and computer science to K-12 students at local schools. This will enhance students' communication skills, allow them to see the broader implications of their research, and see how they can positively impact society through research. The discoveries made during these collaborations will be communicated to the broader scientific community via publications and presentations. This site is supported by the Department of Defense in partnership with the NSF REU program.