Building an Academic Pathway for Advanced Air Mobility Aircraft Maintenance Technicians

为高级空中机动飞机维修技术人员建立学术途径

• 批准号: 2300117
• 负责人: Andrew Shepherd
• 金额: $ 65万
• 依托单位: Sinclair Community College
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2023
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2023-10-01 至 2026-09-30
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2300117&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Building; Academic; Pathway; Advanced; Air

This project aims to serve the national interest by training the next generation of aircraft maintenance technicians to service and maintain Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) and Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) aircraft, thus safeguarding the nation’s position at the forefront of the global aerospace industry. The aerospace industry is shifting toward increased reliance on semi- or fully autonomous electric or hybrid aircraft, which will soon be used more frequently and in expanded roles. At the same time, upcoming additions and changes to federal regulations will require that these new aircraft types are regularly serviced to ensure their airworthiness and safety of operations in the National Airspace System (NAS). To support the domestic growth of the industry and to keep the expanding fleet of UAS and AAM aircraft performing at its full potential while remaining in compliance with federal regulations, the nation will require a sufficient number of aviation maintenance technicians. These technicians will need to have the skills to maintain these aircraft and to diagnose and repair any problems with inherent advanced technologies including sensors, avionics, communications, electric propulsion, and battery systems. This project will help address this need by enabling access to training and resources to develop these skill sets for both incumbent aviation maintenance workers and individuals who are new to the aviation field.This project will develop educational pathways by which a diverse pool of technicians will be trained to maintain and repair UAS and AAM aircraft. It will also advance a shared understanding of the skills and competencies needed to fill such roles and embed these skills into a post-secondary short-term technical certificate curriculum. The development of this curriculum will be undertaken in coordination with partners having regional and national reach, validated by industry representatives, and widely disseminated and replicated at colleges across the country. These efforts will be key to addressing the projected workforce shortage of technicians capable of servicing these new types of aircraft. Training workshops will be developed for current aviation maintenance workers exploring the innovations in UAS and AAM and orienting them to the skills needed to service these aircraft. Additionally, to develop the recruitment pipeline for future UAS and AAM maintenance technicians, the project will develop high school STEM content and train-the-teacher modules. Further, the project will conduct workshops to provide high school teachers with innovative curriculum, multimedia, and learning activities introducing the AAM paradigm, the components of UAS technologies, and opportunities for aviation maintenance technicians. This project is funded by the Advanced Technological Education program that focuses on the education of technicians for the advanced technology fields that drive the nation's economy.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.

该项目旨在通过训练下一代飞机维护技术人员为国家利益服务，以服务和维护无人空中系统（UAS）和先进的空中移动性（AAM）飞机，从而维护了该国在全球航空航天行业前沿的地位。航空航天行业正在转向在半自动驾驶电动或混合飞机上增加保留率，这些飞机很快将更加频繁地使用并扩大角色。同时，即将到来的联邦法规的增加和更改将要求定期维修这些新飞机类型，以确保其在国家领空系统（NAS）中的行动和安全性。为了支持该行业的国内增长，并保持不断扩大的UAS和AAM飞机在遵守联邦法规的同时，其潜力充分发挥作用，该国将需要足够数量的航空维护技术人员。这些技术人员将需要具备维护这些飞机的技能，并诊断和修复继承先进技术的任何问题，包括传感器，航空电子技术，通信，电动推进和电池系统。该项目将通过启用培训和资源的访问来为现任航空维护工人和新手的个人开发这些技能来帮助满足这一需求。该项目将开发教育途径，通过这些项目将通过这些途径进行培训，以维护和维修UAS和AAM飞机。它还将对填补此类角色并将这些技能嵌入到专业后的短期技术证书课程中所需的技能和能力进行共识。该课程的开发将与具有地区和国家覆盖范围的合作伙伴进行协调，并由行业代表验证，并在全国各地的大学中广泛传播和复制。这些努力将是解决预计劳动力短缺能够为这些新型飞机服务的技术人员的关键。将为当前的航空维护工人开发培训研讨会，探索UAS和AAM的创新，并将其定向到为这些飞机服务所需的技能。此外，为了开发未来UAS和AAM维护技术人员的招聘管道，该项目将开发高中STEM内容和培训老师模块。此外，该项目将举办研讨会，为高中教师提供创新的课程，多媒体和学习活动，介绍AAM范式，UAS技术的组成部分以及航空维护技术的机会。该项目由高级技术教育计划提供资金，该计划的重点是推动国家经济的高级技术领域的技术人员教育。该奖项反映了NSF的法定任务，并通过使用基金会的知识分子和更广泛的影响审查标准来通过评估来诚实地支持支持。