Collaborative Research: Workshop: Integrated Design of Active Dynamic Systems (IDADS); Champaign, Illinois

本次研讨会将为50名参与者提供旅行支持，其中许多参与者来自代表性不足的群体，有机会探索主动系统集成设计和控制的最新技术、知识差距、实践和未来研究方向。讲习班将由三个部分组成，每个部分包括两次全体会议，然后是分组会议。每个部分将讨论主动系统集成设计和控制中的三个关键主题之一：1)主动系统设计中最先进的和基本的知识差距；2)将主动系统设计优化工具推向实用；3)定义主动系统设计的未来科学策略。分组会议将由五组10名异质研究人员组成，他们将讨论与每个主题相关的问题。每个小组将为他们的对话制作一份书面报告，在研讨会期间和之后，将为所有参与者创建一个Slack工作空间，供他们公开对话，研讨会组织者将撰写一份最终报告。本次研讨会将建立一个研究小组，将主动系统的综合设计和控制方面的专业知识结合起来。这个小组将很好地解决设计和控制交叉的基本问题，并创建必要的方法和工具集，将理论转化为广泛的重要应用的实践。该奖项反映了美国国家科学基金会的法定使命，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 workshop will provide travel support for 50 participants, many of which are from under-represented groups, the opportunity to explore the state-of-the-art, knowledge gaps, practice, and future research directions for the integrated design and control of active systems. The workshop will consist of three sections, each of which consists of two plenary talks followed by a breakout session. Each section will address one of three critical topics in the integrated design and control of active systems: 1) State-of-the-Art and Fundamental Knowledge Gaps in Active System Design, 2) Moving Active System Design Optimization Tools toward Practical Utility, and 3) Defining Future Scientific Strategies for Active System Design. The breakout sessions will consist of five groups of 10 heterogeneous researchers that will address questions related to each topic. Each group will produce a written report of their conversations, a Slack workspace will be created for open conversation of all participants throughout and after the workshop, and the workshop organizers will write a final report.This workshop will lead to the creation of a convergent group of researchers that combine expertise in the integrated design and control of active systems. This group will be well-situated to address the fundamental questions at the intersection of design and controls, and to create the methods and toolsets necessary to translate the theory to practice for a wide range of important applications.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.