IUCRC Phase I University of Colorado Boulder: Center for Autonomous Air Mobility and Sensing (CAAMS)

IUCRC 第一阶段科罗拉多大学博尔德分校：自主空气流动和传感中心 (CAAMS)

• 批准号: 2137269
• 负责人: Eric Frew
• 金额: $ 216.14万
• 依托单位: University of Colorado at Boulder
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2022
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2022-04-15 至 2027-03-31
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2137269&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: IUCRC; Phase; University; Colorado; Boulder

The world’s aviation industry is moving towards autonomous air mobility and sensing, where new developments in artificial intelligence, energy systems, aerodynamics, structures and materials, advanced manufacturing, and multidisciplinary design are enabling new air vehicle concepts and new ways of using aviation in the daily transport of information, people, and cargo. The Center for Autonomous Air Mobility and Sensing (CAAMS) will produce new fundamental engineering knowledge, will develop new technologies, and will train a new workforce needed by pooling the technical know-how of America’s leading engineering research universities with innovative companies ranging from startups to long-established leaders in the aerospace industry.CAAMS research focuses on improving air vehicle performance, sustainability, safety systems, manufacturability, and reliability by integrating research in traditional aerospace fields such as control, aerodynamics, structures and materials, communication, and energy storage with new disciplines including artificial intelligence, machine learning, and robotics. The contributions of the University of Colorado Boulder focus on certification, testing, and evaluation; targeted observation and forecasting; and human-machine interaction and trust. The University of Colorado Boulder draws on extensive experience deploying teams of autonomous systems in the field and will be supported by the existing Integrated Remote and In Situ Sensing (IRISS) team.Autonomous air mobility and sensing includes a broad range of vehicle concepts, integrated subsystems, supporting infrastructure, traffic management tools, and applications that exploit increasingly autonomous capabilities in aviation. These autonomous systems have the potential to improve safety and reliability, reduce costs, and enable new missions of national and global importance. The global market for autonomous aircraft is expected to reach $1.5 trillion by 2040, and CAAMS will be a key asset in enhancing US competitiveness. Center research will support dozens of students every year, giving them hands-on experience with advanced autonomous systems and direct understanding of industry perspectives and needs.Center outcomes will be broadly disseminated through archival publications, presentations at engineering and computer science conferences, and technical interchanges with aviation industry members. A single center-wide data repository will be established by the lead site with a password-protected web portal that can be accessed by all center industry members. Project data will be made available to center members annually and will be made available upon request to the public two years after the center fiscal year has ended.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.

世界航空业正在向自主空中机动和传感方向发展，人工智能、能源系统、空气动力学、结构和材料、先进制造和多学科设计的新发展正在实现新的飞行器概念和在日常运输中使用航空的新方式信息、人员和货物。自主空中机动和传感中心（CAAMS）将产生新的基础工程知识，将开发新技术，并将通过汇集美国领先的工程研究大学的技术知识与创新公司（从初创公司到航空航天行业的长期领导者）来培训所需的新劳动力。CAAMS的研究重点是改善飞行器性能，可持续性，安全系统，通过将控制、空气动力学、结构和材料、通信和储能等传统航空航天领域的研究与人工智能、机器学习和机器人技术等新学科相结合，提高航空航天的可制造性和可靠性。科罗拉多大学博尔德分校的贡献集中在认证，测试和评估;有针对性的观察和预测;人机交互和信任。科罗拉多大学博尔德分校在部署自主系统团队方面积累了丰富的经验，并将得到现有的集成远程和原位传感（IRISS）团队的支持。自主空中机动性和传感包括广泛的车辆概念、集成子系统、支持基础设施、交通管理工具以及利用航空中日益增强的自主能力的应用。这些自主系统有可能提高安全性和可靠性，降低成本，并实现具有国家和全球重要性的新任务。到2040年，全球自动驾驶飞机市场预计将达到1.5万亿美元，CAAMS将成为增强美国竞争力的关键资产。中心研究每年将为数十名学生提供支持，让他们获得先进自主系统的实践经验，并直接了解行业观点和需求。中心成果将通过档案出版物，工程和计算机科学会议上的演讲以及与航空业成员的技术交流广泛传播。牵头机构将建立一个单一的中心范围的数据储存库，该数据储存库具有一个受密码保护的门户网站，所有中心行业成员均可访问。项目数据将每年提供给中心成员，并将在中心财政年度结束后两年内应要求向公众提供。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。