Research Experience for Undergraduates in UAV Technologies

无人机技术本科生研究经历

• 批准号: 1950612
• 负责人: Subodh Bhandari
• 金额: $ 46.84万
• 依托单位: Cal Poly Pomona Foundation, Inc.
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2020
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2020-06-01 至 2024-01-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1950612&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Research; Experience; Undergraduates; UAV; Technologies

This Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Site at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona (CPP) continues to increase undergraduate students’ participation in research projects on unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) technologies. Undergraduate students from 2-and 4-year institutions with limited or no research opportunities will continue to be involved in UAV research projects in a multidisciplinary environment. UAVs have potential to replace manned aircraft for many dull, dirty, and dangerous missions such as surveillance of disaster-hit areas, search and rescue, package delivery, traffic monitoring, remote sensing, precision agriculture, crop dusting, border patrol, battlefield damage assessment, and supply missions. UAVs are cheaper than manned aircraft and pose no risk to human operators. The UAV industry is one of the fastest growing sectors of aerospace industries. However, there is a lack of students entering the workforce or graduate schools in this area. The proposed REU Program is designed to increase students’ interest in UAV technologies by means of first-hand experience on UAV research with direct mentorship by faculty advisors. This will be helpful in preparing a strong workforce for future needs of the aerospace industry, which is facing an aging workforce. This will also be helpful encouraging them to pursue their studies for graduate degrees. This is important as the interest among students for graduate degrees is declining. The strong workforce that this REU Site will prepare will help mature the UAV technologies for mass adoption of UAVs for various applications.This REU Site offers undergraduates opportunities to conduct research during a 10-week summer program on cutting edge topics in UAV flight dynamics and control, increased UAV autonomy, collision detection and avoidance, computer vision, artificial intelligence, and aerospace robotics. Students will also get opportunities to learn about Federal regulations pertaining to the operation of UAVs. In addition to their research, students will participate in weekly research seminars, research meetings, and professional development seminars that are designed to prepare a strong workforce for the needs of industry and academia. The seminars will include topics such as literature review, writing a scientific paper, improving written and oral communication skills, technical presentations, applications to graduate schools, opportunities for research/teaching assistantships and fellowships, career paths, resume building, team building, and ethics in science and engineering. The participants will also engage in outreach activities and give presentations on UAV technologies to K-12 students at local schools. This will enhance students' communication skills, allow them to see the broader implications of their research, and see how they can positively impact society through research.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.

加州州立理工大学波莫纳分校（CPP）的本科生研究体验（REU）站点继续增加本科生对无人机（UAV）技术研究项目的参与。来自2年制和4年制院校的本科生，研究机会有限或没有机会，将继续在多学科环境中参与无人机研究项目。无人机有潜力取代有人驾驶飞机执行许多枯燥、肮脏和危险的任务，如监视受灾地区、搜索和救援、包裹递送、交通监控、遥感、精准农业、作物喷尘、边境巡逻、战场损害评估和供应任务。无人机比有人驾驶飞机便宜，对人类操作员没有风险。无人机产业是航空航天工业中发展最快的部门之一。然而，在这一领域，进入劳动力市场或研究生院的学生却很少。拟议的REU计划旨在通过教师顾问的直接指导，通过无人机研究的第一手经验，提高学生对无人机技术的兴趣。这将有助于为面临劳动力老龄化的航空航天业的未来需求准备强大的劳动力。这也将有助于鼓励他们继续攻读研究生学位。这一点很重要，因为学生对研究生学位的兴趣正在下降。该REU基地将准备强大的劳动力，这将有助于无人机技术的成熟，以便在各种应用中大规模采用无人机。这个REU网站为本科生提供了为期10周的暑期项目，研究无人机飞行动力学和控制、增强无人机自主性、碰撞检测和避免、计算机视觉、人工智能和航空航天机器人等前沿课题。学生还将有机会了解有关无人机操作的联邦法规。除了研究之外，学生还将参加每周的研究研讨会、研究会议和专业发展研讨会，这些研讨会旨在为工业界和学术界的需求准备一支强大的劳动力队伍。研讨会的主题包括文献综述、撰写科学论文、提高书面和口头沟通技巧、技术演示、申请研究生院、获得研究/教学助教和奖学金的机会、职业道路、简历制作、团队建设以及科学和工程伦理。参与者还将参与外展活动，并向当地学校的K-12学生介绍无人机技术。这将提高学生的沟通技巧，让他们看到他们的研究更广泛的影响，并看到他们如何通过研究对社会产生积极的影响。该站点由国防部与NSF REU项目合作提供支持。该奖项反映了美国国家科学基金会的法定使命，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。