Pan-American Advanced Studies Institute on Dynamics and Control of Manned and Unmanned Marine Vehicles, Barranquilla & Cartagena, Colombia, June 2010

该泛美高级研究所（PASI）奖由美国国家科学基金会（NSF）和美国能源部（DOE）联合支持，将于2010年6月在哥伦比亚北部大学和哥伦比亚海军学院举行。由弗吉尼亚理工学院和州立大学的Leigh S. McCue博士组织，PASI将解决有人驾驶和无人驾驶船舶的动力学和控制问题。该研究所将汇集船舶运动控制、建模和预测领域的领先研究人员，鼓励美洲参与者、研究人员和学者之间的知识交流。特别是，PASI将：1)让参与者接触到现代挑战和海洋动力学和控制问题的解决方案；2)将来自海洋领域不同领域的研究人员聚集在一起，包括水下勘探、海上能源、船舶设计和无人驾驶或自动驾驶车辆设计。通过该研究所鼓励讨论、教育和合作，参与者有望对海洋环境中船舶的动态行为和控制系统解决方案形成更强的集体理解。PASI的结果将通过一个公众可访问的在线网络论坛发布。

0921820McCueThis Pan-American Advanced Studies Institutes (PASI) award, jointly supported by the NSF and the Department of Energy (DOE), will take place June 2010 at the Universidad del Norte and the Colombian Naval Academy in Colombia. Organized by Dr. Leigh S. McCue of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, the PASI will address the dynamics and control of manned and unmanned marine vehicles. The institute will bring together leading researchers in the areas of controlling, modeling and predicting the motions of marine vehicles in a setting that will encourage knowledge exchange among participants, researchers and academics in the Americas. In particular, the PASI will: 1) expose participants to the modern challenges and solutions to maritime dynamics and controls issues; and 2) bring together researchers from different sectors of the marine field, including underwater exploration, offshore energy, ship design, and unmanned or autonomous vehicle design. By encouraging discussion, education, and collaboration through this institute, participants are expected to form a stronger collective understanding of the dynamic behavior of vessels in marine environments and control system solutions. The results of the PASI will be disseminated through a publicly accessible online web forum.