Project Grant 1902413

This $391,854 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to Texas Tech University System will develop a "flipped project-based learning" curriculum for aerial computing and drone programming. The key objectives are to: Develop online modules to help students learn computer science concepts, ethics, and laws related to flying drones, and enable them to iteratively simulate drone code before class. Engage students in authentic,...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) provides $650,000 to Sinclair Community College to develop educational pathways and training for aviation maintenance technicians to service unmanned aerial systems (UAS) and advanced air mobility (AAM) aircraft. The project aims to address the projected workforce shortage of technicians capable of maintaining these new aircraft types as the aerospace industry shifts toward increased use of...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education (47.076) program aims to enhance undergraduate students' success in STEM disciplines by investigating the role of spatial reasoning skills and developing effective training methods. The $518,564 project, awarded to Louisiana State University (LSU) and running from July 2023 to June 2027, has three primary objectives: 1) identify the neural and cognitive processes underlying mental rotation, a key aspect of spatial...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) award of $300,000 will fund an "EAGER: TASKDCL: DRONEVISION, A PHYSICS-BASED ENVIRONMENT USING FLYING LIGHT SPECKS" project at the University of Southern California (USC). The project aims to develop a novel "physics-based environment called DRONEVISION that will enable its users to see illuminated objects with their naked eyes and to have haptic interactions with them using their bare hands." It will...

The National Science Foundation awarded a $799,204 Project Grant to Purdue University to develop a collaborative cyber-physical learning system (CCPLS) that utilizes unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to facilitate distributed, learning-based processing tasks. The project, funded through the NSF's Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program (CFDA 47.070), will establish a framework for integrating UAV-assisted CCPLSs to address challenges with large-scale, high-dimensional,...

This $300,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) Program (CFDA 47.070) supports a collaborative research project between Florida International University (FIU), Auburn University, the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, and the International Institute of Information Technology Naya Raipur. The project aims to develop deep learning-based localization and sensing capabilities for unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)...

This $300,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) supports research by the University of Maryland, College Park to enhance pilot training through the development of methods for optimizing sensory-motor interactions. The goal is to reduce training duration and improve safety by leveraging secondary sensory cues, such as touch and audition, and insights into pilot neurophysiology. The research involves creating a pilot training...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant award, provided under the STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program, funds Atlantic Cape Community College to develop an Associate in Applied Science (AAS) degree program and a series of short-term certificate programs focused on Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (SUAS) data technician training. The $551,818 award will enable the college to equip students with skills in collecting, processing, and securely managing SUAS data, including training on...

This $177,560 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CFDA 47.070) program supports the development of a new training program to equip students with essential skills for conducting research on Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) cyber infrastructure. The project, led by San Diego State University Foundation, involves four training modules focused on fundamental aspects of UAS including control, communication, computing, and...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (CFDA 47.076 - STEM Education) for $582,171 provides funding to North Arkansas College to develop and offer a comprehensive training program that prepares students to become proficient Uncrewed Aerial System (UAS) operators. The program will result in students earning an FAA Part 107 Commercial Drone License and gaining skills in areas such as piloting, mission design, operational maintenance, and cybersecurity. Faculty will also be...