MRI: Acquisition of a High-mix, Low-volume PCB Assembly System

该项目获得了一个高混合，低容量的印刷电路板（PCB）装配系统，为研究原型环境进行了优化。 该组装系统构成了一个新的核心设施的基础，该设施将提供给大学社区及其合作伙伴，加速水下网络，自主成像，机器人技术，可再生能源，无处不在的计算和其他领域的进步。它增强了现有的电子本科课程和嵌入式设计研究生课程。它不仅在每门课程中作为一个有价值的原型工具，而且为将制造设计引入课程提供了基础。因此，该系统有助于教育下一代科学家和工程师，他们将支持南佛罗里达的创业活动。该仪器支持行业赞助的研究项目，包括：设计，实施和评估一个低成本，高保真，无线传感系统，用于监测二氧化碳浓度的需求控制通风;以及一种用于监测压力瞬变和预测市政配水系统中的泄漏的无线系统。这项工作涉及的研究工作包括水下网络、水传感分析、海洋可再生能源等。该装配系统支持以下方面的设计、实施和评估：-水下定位和通信的实用解决方案;-无GPS定位和导航的新方法; -用于水下成像检测和分类的自主光学和声学系统;-用于水产养殖渔业大规模监测的自主空中/陆地/水上机器人平台;- 一个新的硬件平台，用于在动态负载和洋流能量下进行无电池传感。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

This project acquires a high-mix, low volume printed circuit board (PCB) assembly system optimized for a research prototyping environment. This assembly system forms the basis for a new core facility that will be available to the university community and its partners, accelerating advancement in underwater networking, autonomous imaging, robotics, renewable energy, ubiquitous computing, and other areas. It enhances an existing undergraduate course in electronics and a graduate course in embedded design. It not only serves as a valuable prototyping tool in each course, but provides the foundation for introducing design for manufacturing into the curriculum. Hence, the system contributes to educating the next generation of scientists and engineers who will support entrepreneurial activities in South Florida.The instrument supports industry-sponsored research projects that include: the design, implementation, and evaluation of a low-cost, high-fidelity, wireless sensing system for monitoring carbon dioxide concentrations for demand-controlled ventilation; and a wireless system for monitoring pressure transients and forecasting leaks in municipal water distribution systems. The work involves research efforts that include, among others, underwater networking, water-sensing analysis, marine renewable energy. The assembly system supports the design, implementation, and evaluation of:- A practical solution for underwater localization and communication;- A new approach to GPS-free localization and navigation; - An autonomous optical and acoustic system for underwater imaging detection and classification;- An autonomous aerial/terrestrial/water robotics platform for large-scale monitoring of aquaculture fisheries; - A new hardware platform for battery-free sensing under dynamic load and energy from ocean currents.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.