I/UCRC: University of Michigan Planning Grant: I/UCRC for the Center for Unmanned Aircraft Systems (C-UAS)

无人驾驶飞机系统（UAS）或“无人机”作为收集空中传感器数据和携带小型有效载荷的手段引起了我们的注意。农业、新闻采集和小包裹递送是众多新兴应用中的一些。在安全、空域整合和复杂或大规模部署方面仍存在许多研究挑战。UAS中心（C-UAS）是nsf支持的I/UCRC，支持在UAS传感和控制、车辆和有效载荷管理以及多车辆合作方面的广泛研究课题。C-UAS （https://c-uas.byu.edu/）最近已经发展到包括弗吉尼亚理工大学，密歇根大学（UM）最近被C-UAS团队邀请成为新的C-UAS大学网站，等待国家科学基金会的批准。这笔计划拨款将帮助密歇根大学获得工业合作伙伴，并规划项目，以补充和扩展C-UAS团队和正在进行的C-UAS项目。作为现有I/UCRC的新站点，密歇根大学将采用与C-UAS和UM实践一致的政策、指导方针和组织结构。澳大现场操作程序及人员已订明。总结了一系列可能的项目，并与其他C-UAS项目和行业成员联系起来，其中12个项目已为本计划拨款提案提供了意向书。教育、外联和弱势群体的参与是成功的关键，是对研究项目活动的补充。规划补助金将用于支持澳大团队前往主要公司的旅行，以及在澳大举办的为期1.5天的澳大现场规划研讨会。将准备一份关于研讨会和行业访问的综合报告，并与C-UAS、潜在和承诺的行业合作伙伴、研讨会与会者和NSF分享。在整个网站规划工作中，澳门大学网站团队将与C-UAS领导层保持密切联系，以确保澳门大学将成为一个有效的新大学网站。

Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) or "drones" have captured our attention as a means to collect aerial sensor data and carry small payloads. Agriculture, newsgathering, and small package delivery are some of the numerous emerging applications. Numerous research challenges in safety, airspace integration, and complex or large-scale deployments remain. The Center for UAS (C-UAS) is an NSF-supported I/UCRC supporting a wide range of research topics in UAS sensing and control, vehicle and payload management, and multi-vehicle cooperation. C-UAS (https://c-uas.byu.edu/) has recently grown to include Virginia Tech, and the University of Michigan (UM) was recently invited by the C-UAS team to become a new C-UAS university site pending NSF approval. This planning grant will help the University of Michigan secure industrial partners and plan projects that both complement and extend the C-UAS team and ongoing C-UAS projects. As a new site for an existing I/UCRC, the University of Michigan will adopt policies, guidelines, and an organizational structure consistent with C-UAS and UM practices. UM site operational procedures and personnel have been defined. A set of possible projects are summarized with connection to other C-UAS projects and industry members, twelve of which have provided letters of interest for this planning grant proposal. Education, outreach, and involvement of underrepresented groups are keys to success that complement research project activity. The planning grant will be used to support travel by the UM team to key companies and a 1.5 day UM site planning workshop hosted at UM. A comprehensive report on the workshop and industry visits will be prepared and shared with C-UAS, potential and committed industry partners, workshop attendees, and NSF. Throughout the site planning effort, the UM site team will maintain close contact with C-UAS leadership to ensure UM will be an effective new university site.