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Title: Technical Training: Smart Manufacturing For America’s Revolutionizing Technological Transformation (SMARTT)
In this project, the following products were produced as a result of this project: Smart Manufacturing training workshops Online Educational modules on Smart Manufacturing Industrial speaker short talks that present the State-of-the-art Industrial Applications Peer-reviewed articles were produced. High school and Middle School visits In the hands-on training, we demonstrated the use of code-programmed drones in technical education and Smart Manufacturing (SM). Unmanned aerial and ground vehicle technologies are increasingly finding applications in industrial settings. Training on SM is achieved by using coded drones, with educational modules and a database of technologies and their applications.  more » « less
Award ID(s):
1801120
PAR ID:
10149376
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Date Published:
Journal Name:
NSF ATE National Conference, Washington, DC October 2019
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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