Phase II IUCRC Texas A&M University: Center for Unmanned Air Systems C-UAS

德克萨斯 A&M 大学项目旨在通过加强劳动力发展的研究和教育来满足行业、政府和公众当前和新兴的无人机系统 (UAS) 安全和使用需求。 它研究新型固定翼和新型旋翼飞机设计、智能结构、网络安全飞行器、自主系统的验证和验证以及传感器集成和融合。 独特的设施包括美国联邦航空管理局 (FAA) 孤星测试场的 2,000 英亩 RELLIS 综合试验场，以及联邦和州机构用于应急和灾难响应的灾难城训练和测试设施。 目标是创建一个强大且可持续的网站，开展促进高素质工程研究人员（教师和学生）发展的项目。 这些研究人员致力于通过推进最先进的实践和最先进的技术来开展无人机系统 (UAS) 的基础研究和应用研究。 这些项目将有助于应对跨学科挑战，并具有强大的集成系统方面（设计、结构、智能有效载荷、传感器和控制），以及独特的操作方面（例如抗扰垂直飞行）。无人机系统 (UAS) 是一项影响研究、教育和日常生活的变革性技术。 研究人员直接与地球科学家、农业科学家和地球科学家合作进行研究，预计将对这些重要领域产生影响。 该团队将继续目前对德克萨斯州代表性不足的群体、PK-12 学生以及本科生在研究团队中的积极参与的接触。 该团队在联邦航空管理局 (FAA)、众议院和参议院航空委员会以及国家科学院服务方面拥有丰富的联邦经验，不仅帮助制定了技术，还帮助制定了政策和法规。在项目期间，存储库将存储 C-UAS 项目的应用研究和协作实验数据产品，包括飞行数据、视频数据、模拟代码和数据、飞行器设计软件、结构设计软件、自主和控制软件以及所有项目报告和出版物。 所有软件都会有明确的安装、下载和配置使用说明。 飞行日志将以电子表格或专业飞行日志电子格式存储，并提供给 C-UAS 团队以及联邦航空管理局 (FAA) 和大学当局。 使用单个中心范围的存储库。 https://c-uas.org/。该奖项反映了 NSF 的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

The Texas A&M University project seeks to address the current and emerging Unmanned Air Systems (UAS) safety and use needs of industry, government, and the public through research and education that enhances workforce development. It investigates novel fixed-wing and novel rotorcraft design, smart structures, cybersecure air vehicles, validation & verification of autonomous systems, and sensor integration and fusion. Unique facilities are the 2,000 acre RELLIS Integrated Proving Ground of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Lone Star Test Site, and the Disaster City training and test facility used by federal and state agencies for emergency and disaster response. The goal is the creation of a strong and sustainable site that conducts projects facilitating the development of high quality engineering researchers: both faculty and students. These researchers are responsive to conducting both basic research and applied research in Unmanned Air Systems (UAS) by advancing the state-of-the-practice, in addition to the state-of-the-technical-art. The projects will contribute to cross-disciplinary challenges, and have strong integrated systems aspects (design, structures, intelligent payloads, sensors, and control), in addition to unique operational aspects (such as disturbance rejecting vertical flight). Unmanned Air Systems (UAS) are a transformative technology that impact research, education, and everyday life. The investigators team directly with earth scientists, agriculture scientists, and geo scientists on research that is expected to be impactful on these important areas. The team will continue current outreach to underrepresented groups in the State of Texas, PK-12 students, and the historically strong involvement of undergraduate students on the research team. The team has excellent federal experience with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), House and Senate aviation committees, and national academies service that has helped shape not only technology but policy and regulations.For the duration of the project a repository will store applied research and collaborative experimental data products from C-UAS projects, consisting of flight data, video data, simulation codes and data, air vehicle design software, structural design software, autonomy and controls software, and all project reports and publications. All software will have clear instructions for installing and downloading and configuring for use. Flight logs will be stored in spreadsheet or professional flight log electronic format and made available to the C-UAS team as well as Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), and university authorities. The single Center-wide repository is used. https://c-uas.org/.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.