Improving Technician Training in Automation Technologies for Advanced Manufacturing

改进先进制造自动化技术的技术人员培训

• 批准号: 2054801
• 负责人: Fatih Aydogan
• 金额: $ 43.76万
• 依托单位: Florida State College at Jacksonville
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2021
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2021-04-15 至 2025-03-31
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2054801&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Improving; Technician; Training; Automation; Technologies

Recent advances in automation technologies are creating new employment opportunities for technicians in advanced manufacturing. To maintain a competitive advantage, many manufacturers are implementing these new technologies to create Industry 4.0 smart factories. Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs) play a central role in this new automation architecture and require extensive training to implement and maintain. To meet industry needs in Northeastern Florida, Florida State College at Jacksonville will develop a new curriculum that focuses on PLCs and related automation technologies. To do so, the project will create a new track in an existing engineering technology program that will enable students to earn three national certifications in automation. Given regional demographics, this project also provides an opportunity to broaden participation of women and minorities in the advanced manufacturing workforce. For example, to increase participation in academic pathways leading to technical careers in advanced manufacturing, the project will develop a dual enrollment program in mechatronics at a local high school. In addition, it will offer hands-on learning experiences using advanced manufacturing technologies for high school students and provide professional development for high school teachers. The goal of this project is to increase the number of skilled technicians who can implement and maintain PLCs, robotics, and mechatronics systems. To achieve this goal, the project will: 1) implement a new, four-course PLC program track to enable students to earn national PLC industry credentials; 2) establish a new automation education lab for students including Augmented/Virtual Reality (AR/VR) learning software and PLC/automation hardware and software; 3) offer hands-on learning experiences using AR/VR software, robot literacy activities, and advanced manufacturing technologies for high school students; and 4) provide professional development for secondary and postsecondary instructors. The impact of the project on student demographics will be assessed by analyzing institutional data at the beginning and end of the project. Findings will be disseminated through national and regional venues such as the Florida Advanced Technological Education Center, the First Coast Manufacturing Association, the Florida College System, and the Northeast Florida STEM HUB. This project is funded by the Advanced Technological Education program that focuses on the education of technicians for the advanced-technology fields that drive the nation’s economy.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.

自动化技术的最新进展正在为先进制造业的技术人员创造新的就业机会。为了保持竞争优势，许多制造商正在实施这些新技术，以创建工业4.0智能工厂。可编程逻辑控制器（PLC）在这种新的自动化架构中发挥着核心作用，需要广泛的培训才能实施和维护。为了满足佛罗里达东北部的行业需求，杰克逊维尔的佛罗里达州立大学将开发一门新的课程，重点是PLC和相关的自动化技术。为此，该项目将在现有的工程技术项目中创建一个新的轨道，使学生能够获得三个国家自动化认证。考虑到该地区的人口结构，该项目还提供了一个机会，扩大妇女和少数民族在先进制造业劳动力中的参与。例如，为了增加对先进制造业技术职业的学术途径的参与，该项目将在当地高中开发机电一体化的双招生计划。此外，它将为高中学生提供使用先进制造技术的实践学习经验，并为高中教师提供专业发展。该项目的目标是增加能够实施和维护PLC，机器人和机电一体化系统的熟练技术人员的数量。为了实现这一目标，该项目将：1）实施一个新的，四门课程的PLC程序轨道，使学生能够获得国家PLC行业证书; 2）为学生建立一个新的自动化教育实验室，包括增强/虚拟现实（AR/VR）学习软件和PLC/自动化硬件和软件; 3）为高中生提供使用AR/VR软件、机器人扫盲活动和先进制造技术的实践学习体验;以及4）为中学及专上院校教师提供专业发展。该项目对学生人口统计的影响将通过分析项目开始和结束时的机构数据进行评估。调查结果将通过国家和地区的场所，如佛罗里达先进技术教育中心，第一海岸制造业协会，佛罗里达学院系统和东北佛罗里达干枢纽传播。该项目由先进技术教育计划资助，该计划侧重于为推动国家经济的先进技术领域培养技术人员。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。