REU Site: Propulsion, Aerodynamics, Materials and Controls of Aerial Vehicles

位于佐治亚州南部大学的艾伦·E·保尔森工程与计算学院(CEC)将举办一个为期三年、为期10周的暑期学期跨学科REU网站。该项目团队将每年从HBCU和少数族裔服务机构(MSI)、两年制和社区学院以及研究机会有限的四年制学院招收10名学生，从一年级到四年级。该计划针对紧迫的社会问题和21世纪的重大挑战，将在加强国防的同时，促进科学进步和国家繁荣。高质量的研究环境以及对实践学习、STEM问题解决和指导的接触，将为学生在解决复杂挑战时应用跨学科概念做好准备。为REU提出的项目将挑战学生，提高知识，并产生有价值的奖学金。除了他们的研究项目外，所有REU参与者都将得到指导，以发展他们的科学知识和技能；研究方法，包括工作场所伦理；以及技术写作和口头交流。他们将参加工业访问和文化活动。REU网站将通过在佐治亚州南部、HBCU、少数族裔服务机构和社区学院之间建立新的合作关系，培养来自不同人群的新一代科学领袖；促进令人兴奋的本科生研究，以促进“飞行器的推进、空气动力学、材料和控制”的基础知识体系，并应对21世纪的挑战，同时研究成果将在同行评议的期刊上传播。为了满足妇女、残疾人和少数民族充分参与STEM的需要，REU网站将为代表性不足的高中生开发、实施和协调一系列实地经验。外展的重点将是高需求的农村县，那里居住着大量未被充分代表的少数民族、经济上非常贫困的学生和有特殊需要的学生。这个为期三年的新REU网站每年将接待10名学生。学生们将在佐治亚州南部大学CEC的研究实验室(航空航天、空气动力学、亚音速隧道和风能、先进传感、智能控制、基础燃烧、弹道影响)开展各种研究项目。最先进的多学科研究计划将通过在旋翼机应用中使用合成喷嘴进行流动控制的原始计算方法带来新的知识，从而提高旋翼机的空气动力学性能和稳定性的基础知识。机翼的空气动力学研究将促进对从层流到湍流区的流动转变的了解，以提高民用和军用飞机的安全性和效率。燃烧小组将确定喷气发动机中使用的合成煤油出现冷焰的时间、负温度系数区域行为以及向高温放热的过渡。它将在阐明合成喷气燃料燃烧的热声不稳定性机理方面取得进展，从而显着降低NVH和污染。无人机的研究将利用三维物理空间中的人脸手势和脑电信号，采用包括互相关和Logistic回归方法在内的新特征提取技术进行无人机远程信息处理控制，而波在各向异性航空航天材料中的高速碰撞传播将为捕捉飞机弹道碰撞事件中的损伤和故障模式做出贡献。多项研究同时回应了民用和国防研究问题。该网站由国防部与NSF REU计划合作支持。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力优势和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

The Allen E. Paulson College of Engineering and Computing (CEC) at Georgia Southern University will host a three year 10 week summer-term, interdisciplinary REU Site. The project team will recruit ten students per year from freshman to seniors from HBCUs and minority-serving institutions (MSI), 2-year and community colleges, and 4-year colleges where research opportunities are limited. The program addresses pressing societal problems and 21st Century Grand Challenges and will promote the progress of science and advancing the national prosperity, while strengthening the national defense. The high-quality research environment and exposure to hands-on learning, STEM problem-solving, and mentoring, will prepare students to apply interdisciplinary concepts in solving complex challenges. The projects proposed for this REU will challenge students, advance knowledge and produce valuable scholarship. In addition to their research projects, all REU participants will be mentored to develop their scientific knowledge and skills; research methods, including workplace ethics; and technical writing and oral communication. They will participate in industrial visits and cultural activities. The REU site will prepare a new generation of scientific leaders from diverse populations by establishing novel collaborations between Georgia Southern, HBCUs, minority-serving institutions and community colleges; promote exciting undergraduate research that will advance the fundamental body of knowledge in “Propulsion, Aerodynamics, Materials and Controls of Aerial Vehicles” and respond to 21st-Century Challenges while the research results will be disseminated in peer-reviewed journals. Answering the need for full participation of women, persons with disabilities, and minorities in STEM, the REU Site will develop, implement, and coordinate a series of field experiences for underrepresented high school students. The outreach focus will be the high-need rural counties that are home to high populations of underrepresented minorities, very disadvantaged economically and special needs students.This three-year new REU site will host ten students per year. Students will work on a variety of research projects across the research laboratories (Aerospace, Aerodynamics, Subsonic tunnel and Wind Energy, Advanced Sensing, Intelligent Control, Fundamental Combustion, Ballistic Impacts) in the CEC at Georgia Southern University. The state of the art multidisciplinary research program will advance fundamental knowledge on rotorcraft aerodynamics performance and stability by bringing new knowledge through an original computational approach employing synthetic jets for flow control in rotorcraft applications. The wing’s aerodynamics research will advance knowledge on flow transitions from laminar to turbulent regimes for increased safety and efficiency of civilian and military aircraft. The combustion team will identify the timing of appearance of cool flames, Negative Temperature Coefficient Region behavior, and the transition to High Temperature Heat Release for synthetic kerosene used in jet engines. It will make advances into the elucidation of the mechanisms of thermo-acoustic instabilities of synthetic jet fuels combustion that can inform a significant reduction in NVH and pollution. Research on UAV will use face gestures and electroencephalography signals in a three-dimensional physical space with new feature extraction techniques that include cross-correlation and the logistic regression method for UAV telematics control, while, the waves’ propagation at high speed impact in anisotropic aerospace materials will bring a contribution to capturing the damage and failure modes during aircraft ballistic impact events. The multiple research thrusts respond to both civilian and defense research questions.This site is supported by the Department of Defense in partnership with the NSF REU 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.