2008 SUMMER INSTITUTE OF ROBOTICS

Mid-Atlantic Space Grant Meeting, September 2008

Maisha Drew and S. Keith HargroveMorgan State University

Clarence Mitchell, Jr. School of EngineeringBaltimore, MD

Today’s Agenda

MSU/SIR Introduction Mission Statement SIR Curriculum 2008 Participants Sample Budget SIR Benefits/Opportunities/Challenges Questions

HBCU located in Baltimore, MD

Enrollment – 7000 Students; 900 Grads

Clarence Mitchell, Jr. School of Engineering - 800 students

BS, ME, D.Eng. In: Civil Engineering Electrical & Computer

Engineering Industrial Engineering

Morgan State University

What is the Summer Robotics Institute (SIR)?

Initiated by NASA and MSU; Modeled after the NASA Summer Robotics

Program; Began as a two (2) week program in 2006; Currently a 4 week residential summer

program designed to provide high school students, grades 9-12, with the opportunity to learn and discover the science and technology of “Robot Design and Operation”.

SIR Mission

Mission Statement: To increase the knowledge and understanding of the concepts and principles of Robotics for urban high school students with an interest in careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM).

SIR Curriculum Courses

Robotic Theory: This class is structured for the students to learn about important robotic concepts, i.e mechanical components, sensors, and systems.

Computer Science: This class is structured for the students to learn basics of using the EasyC computer langauge, CAD design program and engineering computer software like MATLAB.

Robotic Design: This class is structured to learn about design concepts and group work techniques.

Robotics Laboratory: This lab is for the students to use all of the skills acquired from the above classes to build a vex robot for the weekly challenge.

MSU - NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

Partnership Greenbelt, MD

NASA Robotics Academy Poster Presentations

Program sponsorship and coordination NASA Robotics Academy Shadow Day Resource support for summer interns

2008 SIR Participants

Over 200 Applications this year Accepted 25 Students

15 Males 3 students from Puerto Rico

10 Females

SIR Daily Schedule

Monday – Friday9 – 10:30am ………………Computer Science10:30 – 12:00pm………..Robotic Design12:00 – 1:30pm………….Lunch1:30 – 3:00pm……………Math3:00 – 5:00pm……………Robotics Lab5:00 – 6:30pm……………Dinner6:30 – 8:00pm……………Research8:00pm – until………………..Return to

Dorms

2008 Sample BudgetTitle CostDaytime Director $2,000.00Night Time Director $3,000.00

Robotic Design Instructor $3,500.00Robotic Leads(4) $6,000.00Computer Science $2,000.00Counselors (3) $3,000.00

Housing $13,940.00

Food $13,020.00ID Cards $155.00Trips $1,000.00Robots $3,700.00Parts $1,000.00 Planning $4,000.00Facilities $1,000.00Post $2,000.00

Total Cost $59,315.00Cost Per Student $2,092.60

Impact & Benefits of SIR Program Stimulate interests and exposure to

hands-on projects in STEM; Enhance basic knowledge in math and

computer science via programming; Expose high school students to Morgan

State and residential living; Promote Team building; Recruitment base for PACE Program in

School of Engineering;

SIR Opportunities & Challenges

Expanding program with more students; Attracting funding resources; Logistics with competing programs on campus

during the summer; More involvement of faculty; Excellent exposure to potential engineering

students; Great support from MSU School of Engineering Track participants Involved with First Robotics and Project Lead

the Way!

Thank You &…….Questions