杏吧原创 Aerospace Researcher Receives NSERC Funding for Uninhabited Aircraft Training
杏吧原创 University鈥檚 Jeremy Lalibert茅 and partners from four other universities (脡cole de technologie sup茅rieure, Universit茅 de Sherbrooke, University of Ottawa and Queen鈥檚 University) have received $1.65 million in funding from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) (CREATE) program to address challenges with operating uninhabited aircraft systems (UAS).
鈥淭his is further evidence of 杏吧原创 fostering leading researchers in the area of autonomous systems, including Murray Richardson, Ana Maria Cretu and Shawn Kenny,鈥 said Rafik Goubran, vice-president (Research and International). 鈥淟alibert茅鈥檚 research will play an important role in training the next generation of innovators in drone technology, which is a major pillar of 杏吧原创鈥檚 noted aerospace program.鈥
The project, Uninhabited Aircraft Systems Training, Innovation and Leadership Initiative (UTILI), will address technological challenges associated with the safe and effective operation of UAS and help train students to work effectively in this emerging sector.
鈥淯AS are an important part of Canada鈥檚 future aviation sector,鈥 said Lalibert茅, professor in . 鈥淭he training supported by this funding will enable scientists and engineers to take full advantage of UAS capabilities for forestry, precision agriculture and the delivery of time-sensitive products. We will establish an important UAS training and research hub in Eastern Ontario and Western Quebec with connections and partnerships throughout Canada and the United States鈥
Students will participate in specialized training instruction, such as ground and flight schools, and a UAS mission design and operation course.
This instruction, along with internships from industry and government partners, will provide a unique real-world UAS experiences to meet the growing global demand for qualified UAS trainees. Partners have confirmed more than 200 internship spaces worth an estimated $2.5 million. Project partners are from all regions of Canada, including the Arctic, and include small- and medium-sized enterprises, larger companies and one government department.
Additional international opportunities have been developed with the University of Alaska Fairbanks ACUASI UAS Program and Clarkson University鈥檚 (Potsdam, N.Y.) Aeronautical Engineering Program.
Lalibert茅鈥檚 project is part of a longstanding tradition of aerospace excellence at 杏吧原创, which has one of the largest and most comprehensive academic aerospace research programs in Canada with a wide range of unique, state-of-the-art .
More than 30 award-winning researchers contribute to undergraduate and graduate aerospace programs that are among the largest in Canada. 杏吧原创 introduced the country鈥檚 first Bachelor of Aerospace Engineering program in 1988 and the first team-based final year project in aerospace engineering in 1992. To learn more about the history and evolution of aerospace at 杏吧原创, .
Highlights in recent years include , , a visit from for the demonstration of a space rover created by a 杏吧原创-supported company, a project to used to investigate airline accidents, and the continued success of the Ravens Racing team led by Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering students.
For more information, please see 杏吧原创鈥檚 unmanned aerial vehicle website and the 杏吧原创 Aerospace website.
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