An Automation Robotics Program for Nontraditional Students

面向非传统学生的自动化机器人项目

• 批准号: 2300388
• 负责人: Jeffrey Thorstad
• 金额: $ 34.96万
• 依托单位: Hennepin Technical 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: 2023-06-15 至 2026-05-31
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2300388&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Automation; Robotics; Program; Nontraditional; Students

The Fourth Industrial Revolution, or Industry 4.0, refers to the manufacturing industry’s use of technologies, such as artificial intelligence and advanced robotics, that allow machines to communicate with each other and work together to analyze and diagnose issues with increasingly minimal need for traditional human intervention. However, there is a growing national need for technicians who are prepared to work in new ways and with new skills in this modern technological industrial environment. The goal of this project is to create an academic program that will provide students with pathways to pursue AAS degrees while working in the automation industry. The resulting program will be designed to accommodate the needs of nontraditional and female students. The project will help to sustain the Nation’s competitiveness in a manufacturing industry that is becoming increasingly automated and integrated with smart technology.The goals of the project include developing new courses and stackable certificate pathways, increasing the availability of Automation Robotics Engineering Technology (ARET)/Mechatronics education and training by using mobile training equipment, and increasing outreach and supports including apprenticeship opportunities. Curriculum modification will be completed in consultation with industry to ensure the program’s education and training reflect advances in technology and modern workforce needs. The project’s evaluation plan will examine the impact apprenticeship participation has on student retention and completion, addressing a knowledge gap around the outcomes of community college students’ work-based learning experiences. The project will advance the knowledge and understanding of the competencies required to prepare technicians to meet Industry 4.0 standards and the processes necessary to align curriculum to Industry 4.0 standards. 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.

第四次工业革命或工业4.0是指制造业使用人工智能和先进机器人等技术，使机器能够相互通信并共同分析和诊断问题，而对传统人工干预的需求越来越少。然而，国家对技术人员的需求日益增长，他们准备在现代技术工业环境中以新的方式和新的技能工作。该项目的目标是创建一个学术课程，为学生提供在自动化行业工作时攻读AAS学位的途径。由此产生的方案将被设计为满足非传统学生和女学生的需要。该项目将有助于保持国家在制造业中的竞争力，该制造业正变得越来越自动化和与智能技术相结合。该项目的目标包括开发新的课程和可堆叠的证书途径，通过使用移动的培训设备增加自动化机器人工程技术（ARET）/机电一体化教育和培训的可用性，并增加外联和支持，包括学徒机会。课程修改将在与行业协商后完成，以确保该计划的教育和培训反映技术进步和现代劳动力需求。该项目的评估计划将研究学徒参与对学生保留和完成的影响，解决社区大学学生基于工作的学习经验的结果方面的知识差距。该项目将促进技术人员准备满足工业4.0标准所需的能力的知识和理解，以及使课程与工业4.0标准保持一致所需的流程。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。