Collaborative Research: RET Site: Quadcopter Research Experiences for Tulsa-Area STEM Teachers

合作研究：RET 网站：塔尔萨地区 STEM 教师的四轴飞行器研究经验

• 批准号: 1801716
• 负责人: Peter LoPresti
• 金额: $ 37.61万
• 依托单位: University of Tulsa
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2018
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2018-08-01 至 2022-04-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1801716&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Collaborative; Research; RET; Site; Quadcopter

Technological advancements over the past 15 years are positioning unmanned aerial systems (UASs) (including drones and unmanned aircraft ) to play a pivotal role in both civilian and military domains. Industry, military, and academic scientists and engineers look to employ UASs to support and advance increases in agricultural productivity, monitoring the health of forests and oceans, the success of search and rescue efforts after disasters, robotic deliveries, and defending the nation's citizens. Students interested in STEM careers will likely encounter or work with systems that utilize UASs, both in school and in their work, as the market and range of applications continue to grow. UASs also provide a potentially fun and creative way to approach, learn, and work with concepts and design aspects of several critical STEM subjects including math, mechanical and electrical engineering, physics, and computer science. This Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) Site program aims to provide teachers with research experiences related to UASs, particularly commercially available quadcopters (4-rotor drones) and their applications, and to assist the teachers in developing curricular materials that connect topics in math, science, and technology classes to real applications. The project will connect teachers with university researchers, education professionals, and industry engineers to explore how drones work, the math and science involved in controlling a drone, and constructing a drone to carry payloads, survive crashes, and ignore interference from cell phones, radio-controlled vehicles, cell towers and other radio frequency sources. Providing teachers with training in STEM subjects through research experiences and assistance with the development of UAS-based curriculum elements will allow teachers to connect material to realistic problems to better engage students and help the teachers pass along problem solving skills to their students. This, in turn, better prepares students for the 21st century business and technology environment which strongly values the ability to solve problems effectively and efficiently, and achieves a STEM aware and capable workforce.The University of Tulsa (TU), in partnership with Tulsa Regional STEM Alliance (TRSA), will conduct an RET Site based on the operation and application of quadcopter UASs, addressing the major fields of electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, and computer science. The Site will invite 10 Tulsa-area high school teachers each year for a period of two years to conduct research and curriculum development activities at TU for six weeks during the summer months. The program will also engage Tulsa Technology Center (TTC) for teachers and for follow-up activities. TU and TRSA will partner to disseminate the results of activities, including curriculum modules, activities for follow-on quadcopter-based STEM camps, program evaluations, both locally and nationally. State and local industry will benefit from students trained in problem solving and STEM disciplines and better prepared to fulfill high-skill, higher paying jobs. TU students involved in the project will develop professional and technical skills that increase their competitiveness and potentially attract them to STEM education, either professionally or through service to communities and schools. The investigators will engage local industry to partner with the Site and extend operation and scope beyond the initial two years of the program.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

过去15年的技术进步使无人机系统（包括无人机和无人驾驶飞机）在民用和军事领域发挥着关键作用。工业、军事和学术界的科学家和工程师希望利用无人机来支持和促进农业生产力的提高，监测森林和海洋的健康状况，灾后搜救工作的成功，机器人交付以及保护国家公民。对STEM职业感兴趣的学生可能会在学校和工作中遇到或使用利用UAS的系统，因为市场和应用范围不断增长。UAS还提供了一种潜在的有趣和创造性的方式来接近，学习和处理几个关键STEM科目的概念和设计方面，包括数学，机械和电气工程，物理和计算机科学。该教师研究经验（RET）网站计划旨在为教师提供与UAS相关的研究经验，特别是商用四旋翼无人机（4旋翼无人机）及其应用，并协助教师开发将数学，科学和技术课程中的主题与真实的应用联系起来的课程材料。该项目将教师与大学研究人员，教育专业人士和行业工程师联系起来，探索无人机如何工作，控制无人机所涉及的数学和科学，以及建造无人机以携带有效载荷，在坠机中幸存，并忽略来自手机，无线电控制车辆，手机信号塔和其他无线电频率源的干扰。通过研究经验为教师提供STEM科目的培训，并协助开发基于UAS的课程要素，将使教师能够将材料与现实问题联系起来，以更好地吸引学生，并帮助教师将沿着解决问题的技能传授给学生。这反过来又使学生更好地为21世纪的商业和技术环境做好准备，这种环境非常重视有效和高效解决问题的能力，并实现了STEM意识和有能力的劳动力。塔尔萨大学（TU）与塔尔萨地区STEM联盟（TRSA）合作，将基于四轴飞行器无人机的操作和应用开展RET站点，涉及电气工程、机械工程和计算机科学的主要领域。该网站将邀请10塔尔萨地区高中教师每年为期两年进行研究和课程开发活动在TU在夏季六个星期。该计划还将从事塔尔萨技术中心（TTC）的教师和后续活动。TU和TRSA将合作传播活动成果，包括课程模块、后续基于四轴飞行器的STEM营地活动、当地和全国的项目评估。州和地方工业将受益于在解决问题和STEM学科培训的学生，并更好地准备履行高技能，高薪工作。参与该项目的学生将发展专业和技术技能，提高他们的竞争力，并有可能吸引他们到干教育，无论是专业或通过服务社区和学校。调查人员将与当地工业界合作，与该网站合作，并将运营和范围扩展到计划的最初两年之外。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。