{"425721":{"#nid":"425721","#data":{"type":"news","title":"$1.9M research grant aims to help military in austere environments","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EA $1.9 million cooperative agreement with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) through the Army Research Office will enable researchers from Georgia Tech\u2019s School of Aerospace Engineering to launch a multi-tiered project ultimately aimed at supporting military operations in austere environments.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ctable width=\u0022150\u0022 border=\u00220\u0022 cellspacing=\u00221\u0022 cellpadding=\u00227\u0022 align=\u0022right\u0022\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\u0022rtecenter\u0022\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EDr. Daniel\u0026nbsp;Schrage\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EDirector of IPLE\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBeginning today, scientists from Georgia Tech\u2019s Integrated Product Lifecycle Engineering (IPLE) lab and the Aerospace Systems Design Lab (ASDL) will run a two-year project dubbed CREATE (Collaborative Repository for Engineering and Technology Education).\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe goal of the CREATE project is to enable students, hobbyists and military personnel to understand, diagnose, repair and adapt high technology electro-mechanical systems that are often used in isolated or challenging environments. The work is funded by the MENTOR2 program, run out of DARPA\u2019s Defense Sciences Office.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThe CREATE team is in a unique position to develop and demonstrate innovative methods and tools,\u201d said Dr. Daniel P. Schrage, whose IPLE lab led Georgia Tech\u2019s work on the original MENTOR program and will also lead Georgia Tech\u2019s effort on MENTOR2.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe can build on and integrate key innovations from previous work and implement new innovations.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ctable width=\u0022150\u0022 border=\u00220\u0022 cellspacing=\u00221\u0022 cellpadding=\u00227\u0022 align=\u0022right\u0022\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\u0022rtecenter\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EDr. Dimitri Mavris\u003Cbr \/\u003EDirector of the ASDL\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech researchers will partner with the University of New Haven to evaluate the project demonstrations, which will use a combination of classroom teaching, camp practicums, unique simulation software, and distance learning to train users in all aspects of electromechanical system design, manufacturing, and support.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe are excited to have the opportunity to collaborate on this project,\u201d said ASDL director Dr. Dimitri Mavris. \u201cOur main focus will be on developing the curriculum through the development and use of an education project kit.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EImpetus for MENTOR2 comes from the experience of the U.S. military, where defense readiness is largely dependent on the ability to maintain and adapt high-tech equipment despite limited resources. Personnel require specialized training to ascend the learning curve for new technologies and deploy them under trying conditions.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ECREATE seeks to tackle this problem, first by providing a learning environment that improves users\u2019 overall understanding of high technology systems, and then by providing ubiquitous access to educational\/design materials and tools that will support the employment of that knowledge in practical situations in austere environments.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWhile other contractors will be responsible for developing simulation, design, and prototyping tools, CREATE will focus on the development of project kits and MOOCS (massively open online courses) for high school and college students. CREATE will evaluate the effectiveness of its approach during scheduled periodic demonstrations. Finally, Georgia Tech will serve as the overall MENTOR2 contractor for demonstrations and evaluation.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cGeorgia Tech\u2019s work under the CREATE project will deliver the sort of feedback that will improve the way we educate those who must repair and adapt electomechanical systems without access to the supply chain,\u201d said Schrage.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cOur emphasis on project-based learning and technical skill development will also attract support from educators, as well as from industry.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"A $1.9 million cooperative agreement with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) through the Army Research Office will enable researchers from Georgia Tech\u2019s School of Aerospace Engineering to launch a project aimed  at supporting military."}],"uid":"27456","created_gmt":"2015-07-16 13:08:40","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:19:08","author":"Britanny Grace","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2014-07-01T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2014-07-01T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1239","name":"School of Aerospace Engineering"}],"categories":[{"id":"136","name":"Aerospace"},{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"},{"id":"135","name":"Research"}],"keywords":[{"id":"135471","name":"ADSL"},{"id":"2082","name":"aerospace engineering"},{"id":"86941","name":"create"},{"id":"135461","name":"IPLE"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":["communications@ae.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}