{"501741":{"#nid":"501741","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Technology Association of Georgia taps GT-AE Summer Camp as Finalist for Award","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Technology Association of Georgia (TAG) and TAG Education Collaborative (TAG-Ed) have selected GT-AE\u0027s Science Technology and Engineering Pipeline (STEP) summer camp as one of 41 finalists in the fourth annual STEM Education Awards.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe winners in each of eight categories will be announced by TAG at an awards gala, to be held Aug. 28 at the Carlos Community Center in Atlanta. The GT-AE\u0026nbsp;STEP\u0026nbsp;camp is vying for the top honor in the Post-Secondary Outreach category.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cIt was truly a challenge to choose from among the many applicants from around Georgia for these finalists,\u201d said Tino Mantella, president \u0026amp; CEO of TAG.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EContinued his colleague, Michael Robertson, director of TAG-Ed:\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe applaud each of this year\u2019s finalists for their extraordinary efforts to bolster awareness about the importance of STEM and for their hard work to increase student participation in science, technology, engineering and math programs.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cGeorgia will need to fill some 211,000 STEM-related jobs by 2018, so we are pleased to showcase so many great schools, programs and organizations that are helping to develop a strong future workforce for our state. \u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ECoordinated by the faculty and staff of GT-AE\u0027s Aerospace System Design Lab and the Georgia Space Grant Consortium, the STEP camp challenged 46 Metro Atlanta high school students to solve one of several open-ended problems.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022It wasn\u0027t as though the faculty overseeing the students knew the answer, or that there was even just one answer to be found,\u0022 said Dr. Kelly Griendling, one of the research engineers who ran the camp.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022There might have been a couple ways to solve the problem, and we wanted them to find the one they could support. Of course, they were paired up with research engineering faculty who knew how to approach the problem. But we didn\u0027t make it easy.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Georgia STEM Education Awards recognizes schools, programs, and companies for outstanding efforts and achievements in supporting and promoting STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) Education in Georgia.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EExamples of projects undertaken by the 2015 STEP campers include:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E3D Printer\u003C\/strong\u003E:The students built a small 3D printer from a kit, modifying the design to make it more reliable;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EUAV for Mars:\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;The students designed a small UAV to be used in support of a future Mars Colony;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EParametric Wing Design:\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003EThe students tried to develop a parametric CAD model for a wing that could be manufactured in a FAB lab. This is to support forward deployed troops who may need to repair or adapt small unmanned surveillance vehicles with minimal tools and engineering knowledge;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EHardware In-the-loop Testing\u003C\/strong\u003E:\u0026nbsp; This team designed a hardware-in-the-loop simulation framework for a quadcopter;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EFPV Gimbal for a Quadcopter\u003C\/strong\u003E: This team is designing and building a quadcopter to carry a first person view gimbal, and getting all the electronics to integrate smoothly;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EEuropa Ice Drilling:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;The students are designing an ice drilling robot to search for life under the ice of Europa;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EQuadcopter Maritime Launch and Recovery Pad:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;The students are designing a launching\/landing pad for a quadcopter to be deployed and recovered from a WAM-V (a 16 ft autonomous boat);\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAerobatic Aircraft:\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003EThe students developed elements of a design environment for aerobatic aircraft;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EElectromechanical Systems Education:\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003Ethe students are testing a course developed through one of our research projects to teach hands-on skills to young enlisted military personnel, and providing feedback on how we can improve the course.\u0026nbsp; As they complete the course, they are challenged to build, repair, and adapt a quadcopter using a set of parts that is provided.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ERobotic Arms for Kids:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;This team created a parametric, scalable model of a prosthetic arm for kids, which can be fully 3D printed. The goal is cut down on the time and cost required for doctors to size and manufacture the arms.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESysML Bots:\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003EUsing SysML, the students programmed a number of behaviors into a set of small ground robots.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWAM-V:\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;AUVSI recently donated a WAM-V to the lab, and these students put it together so that it worked. 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