REU Site: Applied Computing Research in Unmanned Aerial Systems

德克萨斯农工大学科珀斯克里斯蒂分校是德克萨斯州墨西哥湾沿岸的一所西班牙裔服务机构，也是美国联邦航空管理局（FAA）批准的无人机系统（UAS）基地，该大学将继续为每年10名本科生提供为期10周的无人机技术暑期研究经验。学生是通过全国范围内的招聘过程选拔出来的，鼓励来自计算机领域代表性不足群体的学生参与其中。这种独特的研究经验为本科研究人员打开了一扇大门，使其能够广泛应用于解决具有区域和国家意义的问题，如沿海管理，沿海生态，人类安全，精准农业和UAS技术安全。REU网站组织了许多有益的，变革性的活动，如由经验丰富的教师团队指导参与者，技能建设研讨会和讲习班，研究报告，研究生院准备和其他专业发展活动。该计划的目标是为参与者提供独特的研究经验，在一个刺激的环境中，包括开发安全、自主的无人机技术。活动包括研究基于无人机系统的应用计算，以及一系列技能培养培训课程，旨在增强团队凝聚力，磨练他们的技术写作、沟通和研究技能。主要的研究活动发生在自主无人机、无人机安全以及无人系统在各种领域的应用领域。参与者撰写并提交他们在地方、区域和国家研讨会上的研究论文。通过REU网站，参与者探索无人机系统技术在商业、民用和政府应用方面的机会，培养对研究的信心和热情，成为寻求高级学位的动力，并受到终身学习计算机的启发。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。

Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, a Hispanic Serving Institution on the Texas Gulf Coast and a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) approved site for Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS), will continue to offer a ten-week summer research experience in UAS technology to ten undergraduate students per year. Students are selected through a nationwide recruitment process that encourages participation of students from groups underrepresented in computing. This unique research experience opens the door for undergraduate researchers to a wide range of applications of UAS to address problems of regional and national significance, such as coastal management, coastal ecology, human safety, precision agriculture, and security of UAS technology. The REU Site organizes many beneficial, transformative activities such as mentoring of participants by a team of experienced faculty, skill-building seminars and workshops, research presentations, graduate school preparation, and other professional development activities.The objective of the program is to provide participants unique research experiences in a stimulating environment that involves developing secure, autonomous UAS technology. Activities include research in applied computing for UAS-based applications as well as a series of skill-building training sessions designed to enhance group cohesiveness and to hone their technical writing, communication, and research skills. Primary research activities occur in the areas of autonomous UAS, security of UAS, and applications of unmanned systems in a variety of domains. The participants write and submit research papers on their work in local, regional, and national symposiums. Through the REU Site, the participants explore opportunities of UAS technology in commercial, civilian, and governmental applications, develop confidence and passion for research, become motivated in seeking advanced degrees, and be inspired in life-long learning in computing.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.