Enhancing Uncrewed Aerial Systems Career Readiness in Biological Monitoring and Resource Management

加强无人航空系统在生物监测和资源管理方面的职业准备

• 批准号: 2247861
• 负责人: Mukila Maitha
• 金额: $ 34.56万
• 依托单位: William Rainey Harper College
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2023
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2023-08-01 至 2026-07-31
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2247861&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Enhancing; Uncrewed; Aerial; Systems; Career

Significant growth in the Uncrewed Aircraft Systems (UAS) industry in the last five years has led to the need for skilled pilots, technicians, and analysts in this emerging field. The goal of this project at Harper College is to provide a gateway to emerging employment opportunities for students in using UAS technologies in the biological monitoring and resource management workforce domains in the Chicago metropolitan area and northern Illinois. The integration of UAS technology into these fields presents a novel opportunity to create a pipeline of Science Technology Engineering and Math (STEM) technicians with skills in drone operations and remote sensing. This project will strengthen Harper's capacity to serve the UAS workforce needs of the wider Chicago metropolitan area and beyond. The success of this project will open the door to expanding the infusion of UAS technology into STEM fields at Harper and surrounding high schools and community colleges that use UAS technology or remote sensing. The overall educational aim of the project will be met by focusing on two principal goals that include (1) Enhancing UAS career readiness in biological monitoring and resource management by incorporating UAS knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSA's) into existing courses and through experiential learning opportunities with industry partners, and (2) Preparing educators to integrate UAS in STEM courses through summer workshops and a community of practice model that promotes interdisciplinary collaboration and curriculum development. This project will serve as a model for other academic institutions interested in developing a comprehensive program aimed at addressing the shortage of well-qualified and skilled UAS technicians. 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.

无人机系统（UAS）行业在过去五年中的显著增长导致了这一新兴领域对熟练飞行员，技术人员和分析师的需求。该项目在哈珀学院的目标是提供一个门户，以新兴的就业机会，为学生在使用无人机系统技术在生物监测和资源管理劳动力领域在芝加哥大都市区和北方伊利诺伊州。将无人机系统技术整合到这些领域提供了一个新的机会，可以创建一个具有无人机操作和遥感技能的科学技术工程和数学（STEM）技术人员管道。该项目将加强哈珀的能力，以满足更广泛的芝加哥大都市区及以外地区的UAS劳动力需求。该项目的成功将为将UAS技术扩展到哈珀以及周边使用UAS技术或遥感的高中和社区大学的STEM领域打开大门。该项目的总体教育目标将通过关注两个主要目标来实现，包括（1）通过将UAS知识，技能和能力（KSA）纳入现有课程并通过与行业合作伙伴的体验式学习机会，以及（2）通过暑期研讨会和促进跨学科合作和课程开发的实践社区模式，为教育工作者将UAS融入STEM课程做好准备。该项目将成为其他有兴趣制定综合计划的学术机构的典范，旨在解决合格和熟练的UAS技术人员短缺的问题。 该项目由先进技术教育计划资助，该计划侧重于推动国家经济的先进技术领域的技术人员的教育。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。