2019年11月7日
The Minority University Research and Education Project (MUREP) of NASA’s Office of STEM Engagement is partnering with the agency’s Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate to provide students at minority-serving institutions the education and experience needed to help address manufacturing needs in the U.S. aerospace sector.
Trainings for High-volume Aerospace Manufacturing
The MUREP Aerospace High-Volume Manufacturing and Supply Chain Management Cooperative will provide almost 1.5 million USD to fund curriculum-based learning, research, training, internships, and apprenticeships at three institutions to meet the growing demand for expertise and techniques in high-volume aerospace manufacturing.
在接下来的两年中，这些机构将为学生提供创新的机会，以了解使用大容量制造实践以及这些零件的供应链管理来设计和建造航空航天零件。
The Selected Institutions and Their Proposals
阿拉巴马州塔斯基吉大学（TU）
添加剂制造对航空航天高容量制造和供应链管理的影响：通过研究和培训的劳动力对齐
In recent years, the U.S. aerospace industry has struggled to meet the growing global demand for aircraft and parts, resulting in all-time-high order backlogs, unsustainable spare parts inventories, and lost opportunities for growth. TU will work with Bell Helicopter and NASA to accelerate the integration of 3D printing into high-volume aerospace manufacturing and supply chain management for helicopters and uncrewed aerial vehicles, also known as drones.
Bell will identify critical helicopter parts and work with TU to develop a complete business case for the use of 3D printing in the manufacture of these parts – from analyses of current manufacturing and supply chain practices, to development of executable 3D manufacturing plans. In the drone track, TU teams will incorporate 3D printing into the design, build, and test phases of drone development to improve the functionality and performance of these aircraft. The work will be conducted in increments to allow for continuous assessment of the quality performance of 3D-printed parts.
University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP)
西南航空航天和国防制造和人才发展联盟
A critical challenge for U.S. aerospace and defense sectors is a shortage of employees skilled in the manufacturing of composites and printed circuit boards (PCBs). PCBs are fundamental to the operations of all aerospace systems including navigation, guidance and control, and communication systems.
UTEP与美国陆军洛克希德·马丁（Lockheed Martin）和几个地区利益相关者合作，在西南部创建一个制造生态系统，以解决这一技能短缺。这种合作伙伴关系将提供课程，实习和学徒制，学生可以通过这些课程在复合材料和PCB的设计和生产中获得积极的动手体验学习。
Virginia State University (VSU), Petersburg
供体材料启用亚博网站下载了闪烁的高量摩擦焊接
迄今为止，由于组件的设计和制造过程的复杂性，无法实现的特定关键飞机发动机组件的大容量制造是无法实现的。该部分称为闪闪发光，是转子轮毂和叶片的组合，它们是由单个材料同时制造的，而不是两个单独的零件。这些复杂性阻碍了美国制造业领域的竞争，创新和劳动力发展。
VSU将制定一项试点计划，以推进弗吉尼亚州诺福克市VSU和Old Dominion University（ODU）的本科生和研究生的研究，教育和宣传，重点是在该行业的所有制造业方面推进。该试点计划将确定教育方法，以准备未来的劳动力，并使用航空航天制造业的关键技能，检查和传播综合创新，设计和制造业的最佳实践，从而改善制造业教育。它还将通过指导代表性不足的学生进入航空航天行业来增加制造业人士的数量和多样性。
来源：https://www.nasa.gov/