REU Site: Undergraduate Research in Intelligent Autonomous Vehicles

智能自动驾驶汽车对航空航天、汽车和制造业具有巨大的潜在影响，可以提高运营性能、可维护性和可用性，并确保系统安全性和安全性，降低运营成本。赖特州立大学（WSU）的这个新的本科生研究体验（REU）项目，即智能自动驾驶汽车本科生研究，将作为一个门户，吸引更多有才华的年轻人进入智能自动驾驶汽车的新兴领域，并培养他们在未来的研究生学习和STEM职业生涯中取得成功所需的技术和研究技能。该项目将针对来自代表性不足的群体和研究机会非常有限的大学的本科生。该项目将重点推进五个关键领域的知识：车辆健康管理、适应和学习方法、先进导航和传感器融合、联网车辆的网络安全以及人车互动。赖特州立大学将在为期11周的暑期项目中接待10名本科生，他们将接触到智能自动驾驶汽车的前沿研究，并参与创新解决方案的开发。REU项目的目标是促进参与的本科生的技术、专业和个人发展，帮助他们充分发挥STEM的潜力。该计划的其他特色包括：1)一个独特的三层指导计划，涉及教师、来自工业界和赖特-帕特森空军研究实验室（AFRL）的顾问和研究生；2)来自弱势群体的学生积极参与；3)专业技能发展计划，帮助本科生获得有效的研究和沟通技能；4)基础研究与应用研究相结合。

Intelligent autonomous vehicles have tremendous potential impacts on aerospace, automotive, and manufacturing industries for improving operational performance, maintainability, and availability, as well as for assuring system safety and security and reducing operational cost. This new Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program, Undergraduate Research in Intelligent Autonomous Vehicles, at Wright State University (WSU) will operate as a gateway to attract more talented young minds to the emerging areas of intelligent autonomous vehicles and to develop technical and research skills they will need to be successful in their future graduate studies and careers in STEM. The program will target undergraduates from underrepresented groups and colleges with very limited research opportunities. The program will focus on advancing knowledge in five crucial areas: vehicle health management, adaptation and learning methods, advanced navigation and sensor fusion, cyber security for connected vehicles, and human-vehicle interaction. Wright State University will host 10 undergraduate students over an 11-week summer program where they will be exposed to the cutting edge research of intelligent autonomous vehicles and engaged in the development of innovative solutions. The goal of the REU program is to foster the technical, professional, and personal development of the participating undergraduates, helping them to realize their full potential in STEM. Additional distinctive features of the program include: 1) a unique three-tier mentorship program involving faculty members, advisors from industry and the Wright-Patterson Air Force Research Lab (AFRL), and graduate students; 2) strong engagement of students from underrepresented groups; 3) a professional skills development program that will help undergraduates acquire effective research and communications skills; and 4) a combination of basic research and applied research.