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

I/UCRC：密歇根大学规划拨款：I/UCRC 无人机系统中心 (C-UAS)

• 批准号: 1624632
• 负责人: Ella Atkins
• 金额: $ 1.5万
• 依托单位: Regents of the University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2016
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2016-07-15 至 2017-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1624632&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: UCRC; University; Michigan; Planning; Grant

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.

无人飞机系统（UAS）或“无人机”引起了我们的注意，作为收集空中传感器数据并携带少量有效载荷的一种手段。 农业，新闻接收和小额包装交付是众多新兴申请中的一些。在安全，空域整合以及复杂或大规模部署方面的许多研究挑战仍然存在。 UAS（C-UAS）中心是NSF支持的I/UCRC，该中心支持UAS感应和控制，车辆和有效载荷管理以及多车辆合作的广泛研究主题。 C-UAS（https://c-uas.byu.edu/）最近成长为包括弗吉尼亚理工大学，密歇根大学（UM）最近受到C-UAS团队的邀请，成为新的C-UAS大学网站，等待NSF批准。该计划赠款将帮助密歇根大学安全的工业合作伙伴和计划项目，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，准则和组织结构。 已定义了UM站点操作程序和人员。 与其他C-UAS项目和行业成员的联系总结了一组可能的项目，其中十二个为该计划赠款提案提供了利益信。 代表人数不足的群体的教育，外展和参与是补充研究项目活动的成功的关键。 计划赠款将用于支持UM团队前往主要公司的旅行，以及在UM举办的1.5天UM网站计划研讨会。关于研讨会和行业访问的全面报告将与C-UA，潜在和坚定的行业合作伙伴，研讨会与会者和NSF进行准备并共享。 在整个现场计划工作中，UM网站团队将保持与C-UAS领导力的密切联系，以确保UM将成为有效的新大学网站。