REU Site: Applied Computing Research in Unmanned Aerial Systems

REU 网站：无人机系统中的应用计算研究

• 批准号: 2150351
• 负责人: Dulal Kar
• 金额: $ 40.64万
• 依托单位: Texas A&M University Corpus Christi
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2022
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2022-06-01 至 2025-05-31
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2150351&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: REU; Site; Applied; Computing; Research

Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, a Hispanic Serving Institution on the Texas Gulf Coast and a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) approved site for Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS), will continue to offer a ten-week summer research experience in UAS technology to ten undergraduate students per year. Students are selected through a nationwide recruitment process that encourages participation of students from groups underrepresented in computing. This unique research experience opens the door for undergraduate researchers to a wide range of applications of UAS to address problems of regional and national significance, such as coastal management, coastal ecology, human safety, precision agriculture, and security of UAS technology. The REU Site organizes many beneficial, transformative activities such as mentoring of participants by a team of experienced faculty, skill-building seminars and workshops, research presentations, graduate school preparation, and other professional development activities.The objective of the program is to provide participants unique research experiences in a stimulating environment that involves developing secure, autonomous UAS technology. Activities include research in applied computing for UAS-based applications as well as a series of skill-building training sessions designed to enhance group cohesiveness and to hone their technical writing, communication, and research skills. Primary research activities occur in the areas of autonomous UAS, security of UAS, and applications of unmanned systems in a variety of domains. The participants write and submit research papers on their work in local, regional, and national symposiums. Through the REU Site, the participants explore opportunities of UAS technology in commercial, civilian, and governmental applications, develop confidence and passion for research, become motivated in seeking advanced degrees, and be inspired in life-long learning in computing.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.

德克萨斯农工大学-科珀斯克里斯蒂，一所位于得克萨斯州墨西哥湾沿岸的西班牙裔服务机构，也是美国联邦航空管理局(FAA)批准的无人机(UAS)站点，将继续为每年10名本科生提供为期10周的无人机技术夏季研究体验。学生是通过全国性的招生程序挑选出来的，该程序鼓励计算机行业代表性较低的群体的学生参与。这一独特的研究经验为本科生研究人员打开了广泛应用无人机的大门，以解决具有地区和国家意义的问题，如海岸管理、海岸生态、人类安全、精准农业和无人机技术安全。REU网站组织了许多有益的、变革性的活动，如由经验丰富的教师团队指导参与者、技能培养研讨会和研讨会、研究报告、研究生院准备和其他专业发展活动。该计划的目标是在涉及开发安全、自主的UAS技术的刺激环境中为参与者提供独特的研究体验。活动包括研究基于UAS的应用程序的应用计算，以及旨在增强团队凝聚力并磨练他们的技术写作、沟通和研究技能的一系列技能建设培训课程。主要的研究活动包括自主无人机、无人机安全以及无人驾驶系统在多个领域的应用。参与者在地方、地区和国家研讨会上撰写和提交关于他们工作的研究论文。通过REU网站，参与者探索UAS技术在商业、民用和政府应用中的机会，培养对研究的信心和热情，激励他们攻读更高的学位，并在计算机领域受到终身学习的启发。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。