I/UCRC: University of Michigan Planning Grant: I/UCRC for the Center for Unmanned Aircraft Systems (C-UAS)

I/UCRC：密歇根大学规划拨款：I/UCRC 无人机系统中心 (C-UAS)

• 批准号: 1624632
• 负责人: Ella Atkins
• 金额: $ 1.5万
• 依托单位: Regents of the University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2016
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2016-07-15 至 2017-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1624632&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: UCRC; University; Michigan; Planning; Grant

Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) or "drones" have captured our attention as a means to collect aerial sensor data and carry small payloads. Agriculture, newsgathering, and small package delivery are some of the numerous emerging applications. Numerous research challenges in safety, airspace integration, and complex or large-scale deployments remain. The Center for UAS (C-UAS) is an NSF-supported I/UCRC supporting a wide range of research topics in UAS sensing and control, vehicle and payload management, and multi-vehicle cooperation. C-UAS (https://c-uas.byu.edu/) has recently grown to include Virginia Tech, and the University of Michigan (UM) was recently invited by the C-UAS team to become a new C-UAS university site pending NSF approval. This planning grant will help the University of Michigan secure industrial partners and plan projects that both complement and extend the C-UAS team and ongoing C-UAS projects. As a new site for an existing I/UCRC, the University of Michigan will adopt policies, guidelines, and an organizational structure consistent with C-UAS and UM practices. UM site operational procedures and personnel have been defined. A set of possible projects are summarized with connection to other C-UAS projects and industry members, twelve of which have provided letters of interest for this planning grant proposal. Education, outreach, and involvement of underrepresented groups are keys to success that complement research project activity. The planning grant will be used to support travel by the UM team to key companies and a 1.5 day UM site planning workshop hosted at UM. A comprehensive report on the workshop and industry visits will be prepared and shared with C-UAS, potential and committed industry partners, workshop attendees, and NSF. Throughout the site planning effort, the UM site team will maintain close contact with C-UAS leadership to ensure UM will be an effective new university site.

无人驾驶飞机系统（UAS）或“无人机”作为收集空中传感器数据和携带小型有效载荷的手段已经引起了我们的注意。 农业、新闻采集和小包裹递送是众多新兴应用中的一部分。在安全性、空域集成以及复杂或大规模部署方面仍然存在许多研究挑战。UAS中心（C-UAS）是NSF支持的I/UCRC，支持UAS传感和控制，车辆和有效载荷管理以及多车辆合作等广泛的研究课题。 C-UAS（https：//c-uas.byu.edu/）最近已经发展到包括弗吉尼亚理工大学，密歇根大学（UM）最近被C-UAS团队邀请成为一个新的C-UAS大学网站，等待NSF的批准。这笔规划拨款将帮助密歇根大学获得工业合作伙伴并规划项目，以补充和扩展C-UAS团队和正在进行的C-UAS项目。作为现有I/UCRC的新站点，密歇根大学将采用与C-UAS和UM实践一致的政策，指导方针和组织结构。 已定义UM现场操作程序和人员。 一组可能的项目总结与其他C-UAS项目和行业成员，其中十二个提供了本规划补助金提案的兴趣信。 教育、推广和代表性不足群体的参与是补充研究项目活动的成功关键。 规划补助金将用于支持UM团队前往主要公司的旅行，以及在UM举办的为期1.5天的UM网站规划研讨会。将编写一份关于研讨会和行业访问的综合报告，并与C-UAS、潜在和承诺的行业合作伙伴、研讨会与会者和NSF分享。 在整个网站规划工作，澳门大学网站团队将保持与C-UAS领导密切联系，以确保澳门大学将是一个有效的新的大学网站。