1、IntegratingEducationandRealResearchAbstractPopularmediahasspawnedarecentinterestinteachingroboticsintheclassroom/Manydifferentapproacheshavebeenattempted/withmanythatfocusonrobotcompetitions/However/followingthecompetition/studentsoftendonotknowwheretoturntokeeptheircuriosityinroboticsalive/Thispape
2、rdiscussesacollaborativeapproachthatshowsstudentsaclearpathfromearlyrobotcompetitionsthroughtocareersinthefield/Theapproachreliesonstudentparticipationinrealresearchandaladderofmentorshipthroughtheiracademicjourney/IntroductionTherehasrecentlybeenasurgeinroboticsinterestinthepopularmedia/Studentsfro
3、mkindergartenthroughgraduateschoolhavecaughtthefeverandarestudyingroboticsinmanydifferentways/OneofthemostpopularhasbeenthroughrobotcompetitionsthathaverangedinstylefromLegorobotleagues/likeBot-ballandFirstLegoLeague/tocomplexmechanicalleagues/liketheFirstRoboticsCompetition/tosimulationonlyleaguess
4、uchastheRoboCupSimulationleague/Formanystudentsthesecompetitionsareaneyeopeningandlifechangingexperience；forthefirsttime/manymayseeapracticalandexcitingapplicationofmathandscience/andmaywishtopursuerobotics/Buthow/whatsthenextstep?TheRemoteExplorationProgram(REP)isanattemptatbridgingthegapsthatexist
5、betweentheseearlyexperiencesandthenextstepsthatcanleadtoacareerinscience/engineeringandevenrobotics/REPisacollaborativeeffortbetweenWashingtonUniversityinSt/Louis(WUSTL)/theIdahoNationalEngineeringandEnvironmentalLaboratory(INEEL)/theSt/LouisScienceCenter/andSt/Louisareaschools/Thegoalistocreateanin
6、clusiveoutreachprogramofscience/engineeringandoriginalresearchthatinturnfostersaclearerpathforstudentstopursuecareersinthefieldsofscience/engineering/androbotics/Theprogramconsistsofongoingoutreachactivitiesthatculminateintheremoteexplorationofanunknownsiteusingrobots/TheRemoteExplorationProgramTheR
7、emoteExplorationProgram(REP)isstructuredwithongoingscienceandengineeringoutreachprogramsthroughouttheacademicyear/However/thekeystoneeventistheremoteexplorationofanunknownsite/Forthisexploration/studentswillcometotheSt/LouisScienceCenterandteleoperatearobotthatisphysicallyagreatdistanceaway(inanothe
8、rstate)/toexploreanunknownenvironment/ThevisionforREPisthatthisremoteenvironmentwillshowmountainsandothergeologicfeaturesthatstudentsfromtheMidwestareunfamiliarwithtoengenderarealsenseofbeingsomewhereelse/Themissionwillthenbeforthestudentstosimplyexplorethisforeignremoteenvironmenttheyhavebeenplaced
9、in/TheotherconceptisforstudentstocompletearealworldmissionsimilartotasksthattheINEELgroupisinterestedin/TwoofINEELscurrentinterestsareremotecharacterizationofhighradiationenvironmentsandurbansearchandrescueoperations/Forthepilotprograminthespringof2004/theremoteenvironmentwillbehousedattheSt/LouisSc
10、ienceCenterandtheexplorationwillbesimilartoarealworldrobotictask/Webelievethatitwilladdvaluetoboththehumanfactorsresearchandtothestudentsexperienceiftheteleoperationactivitysimulatesarealworldroboticmissionsuchasexploringasimulatedhazardousmaterialcontaminationorexploringamockcollapsedbuilding/Start
11、inginthespringof2005/theremoteenvironmentwillbeoutdoorsneartheINEELfacilityinIdahoFalls/ID/Forthisoutdoorenvironmentwearestillconsideringseveralexplorationtasks/Wewouldliketosimulateanenvironmentalcleanupandmonitoringtask/buthavenotworkedouthowtosimulatethiswithcontaminantsthatcaneffectivelybesensed
12、/ProgramGoalsItsimportanttokeepinmindthattheremoteexplorationisonlyavehicletoaccomplishourgoals/REPstruefocusisitstwomaingoals/toinvolveyoungstudentsinrealresearch/andtodelineateaclearpathfromearlychildhoodinterestinroboticsthroughtocareersinthefield/Scienceandengineeringoutreacharemerelyaddedbenefi
13、tsnecessarytofulfillthemaingoals/RealResearchRecently/introducingstudentstorealresearchhasbecomeahottopicinacademia；butitreallyhasntreachedthelevelthatREPistargeting/TheNationalScienceFoundationsprogramssuchasResearchExperienceforUndergraduates(REU)andtheSt/LouisareaStudentsandTeachersasResearchScie
14、ntists(STARS)programsoftenintroduceundergraduatesandhighschoolstudentstoresearch/butREPwillofferstudentsasyoungasKindergartenanopportunitytoparticipateinrealresearch/albeitinalimitedway/Themostsignificantportionoftherealresearchwillbehuman-robotinteractionstudieswhichwillfocusonimprovingtheperforman
15、ceoftheGraphicalUserInterface(GUI)developedbyINEELfortheirrealworldrobotmissions/Aspartoftheirongoinghuman-robotinteractionandlong-termrobotautonomyresearch/K-12studentswillbeintertwinedwiththeresearchasbothparticipantsandreviewers/Forthespringremoteexploration/oneofthevariableswewanttostudyisuserpe
16、rformancebasedonpriorexperiencewiththeGUI/Toaccomplishthis/studentparticipantswillbedividedintoseveralgroups/basedonthelevelofexperiencethestudentshavewiththeGUI/Somewillhavenoexperience/otherssomeexperienceandtheremainderextensiveexperience/Thestudentoperatorwillthenbeallowedtoteleoperatetherobotto
17、accomplishthetask/whiletherestoftheclassassiststheoperatorbyperformingdataanalysisontheenvironment/Forthemoreadvancedstudents/followingtheremoteexplorationtheywillhaveanopportunitytomeetwiththehumanfactorsresearcherswhowillgiveanintroductiontohuman-robotinteractionstudies/Thestudentswillthengettocon
18、tributeasresearcherastheyparticipateinreviewingthevideooftheirinteraction/guidedbytheprofessionalresearchers/CareerPathThesignificanceofusingrealworldapplicationsforthepurposeofthesimulationismultifaceted/Oneofthemostimportantreasonsisthattheserealworldactivitiesgroundthehuman-robotinteractionresear
19、chbecauseitevaluatestheGUIbeingusedforitsoriginalintention/Butevenmoreimportantly/usingarealworldapplicationisanessentiallinkinREPschainthatleadsinterestedstudentstocareersinscience/engineeringandrobotics/Itsasubtlepoint/butmanystudentsthatparticipateinrobotcompetitionshaveverylittleexposuretorobots
20、outsidethecompetition/WhenaskedforarealworldapplicationtheironlyexamplesmaybefactoryrobotworkersorMarsrovers/Factoryrobotsarentsexy/andNASAisntabouttoletakindergartenerdriveSpritorOpportunity/REPoffersstudentsanopportunitytoseefirsthandwhatrobotsandroboticistsdointherealworldandtomeetpotentialfuture
21、rolemodels/ButthenREPbuildsonthisexperience/Forthosestudentsthatareinterestedtheycanparticipateatthenextlevel/TheycanparticipateinvoluntarysupplementalprogramssuchastheSaturdayScienceSeminarsortheSaturdayEngineeringEventsorevenoneofthesummeropportunities/REPhasamentorshipladderforinterestedstudentsb
22、uiltintotheseactivities/Itusesstudentsthatexcelatonegradeleveltoassiststudentsinlowerlevels/Inthisinteractionthehighergradestudentsalsohavetheopportunitytosharewiththeyoungerstudentstheircurrentprojects/Bothstudentstakeawayfromthisexperience/Theolderstudentseestheenthusiasmandtherespecttheyoungerpay
23、sthem/andtheyoungerstudentgainsfromadviceandguidanceoftheolder/Thementorshipladderisalreadybeingestablished/Thefirstrungwasestablishingasummermentorshipprogramforaspiringhighschoolstudents/ThesestudentshadtheopportunitytocometoWUSTLduringthesummermonthsandstudyrobotics/Asecondrungwasestablishedwhena
24、nundergraduatewhohadgottenexcitedaboutFIRSTroboticscontinuedherinterestandcontinuedtheworkofothersonaprototypeplanetaryroveratWUSTLunderthementorshipofagraduatestudent/Andtheladdercontinuestodevelop；thisfallstudentsatGatewayMiddleSchool/aSt/LouisPublicSchoolthatWUSTLworkswith/workedoncreatinganoutdo
25、orrobottobedeployedattheremotesite/Thosestudentsthatexcelledhavebeenaskedbacktohelpmentornewstudentsinasimilarproject/AndtheladderwillcontinuetodevelopasundergraduatestudentswillbegiventheopportunitytocontinuetheirinterestatreallabssuchasINEELduringthesummer/andpeopleinindustryaregiventheopportunity
26、toreturntograduateschooltocompleteadvanceddegrees/ScienceOutreachAsideproductofREParetheScientificOutreachopportunitiesitproduces/TherearethreemajorcomponentstoREPsscientificoutreach/SaturdayScienceSeminars/St/LouisScienceCenterExhibits/andclassroomtie-ins/SaturdayScienceSeminarswillofferinsightinto
27、thescienceofrobotics/Takingahigherlevellookatthecomponentsofarobot/studentswillspendsignificanttimelearninghowtoteleoperatetherobotsusingtheinterfaceandmaylearnaboutthescienceofsearchandrescueorhazardousmaterialcleanup/InadditiontoMissionControlandtherobottrainingarea/theSt/LouisScienceCenterwillhaveexhibitspaceopenforthegeneralpublictolearnaboutrobot
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