Reference number : GC-2017-Q4-01775, amendment number : , agreement type : G, recipient legal name : Tofani, Rick (Southern Alberta Institute of Technology), recipient country : CA, recipient province : nan, recipient city : Alberta, recipient postal code : nan, program name english : Innovation Enhancement Grants, program name french : Subventions de renforcement de l'innovation, program purpose english : The Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT) is requesting NSERC Innovation Enhancement funding_x000D_
to support the development of the recently-created Centre for Innovation and Research into Unmanned Systems_x000D_
(CIRUS). CIRUS is designed to support applied research aimed at addressing industry challenges in three main_x000D_
areas: innovative applications of unmanned vehicles, sensors and related equipment; application customisation;_x000D_
and validation and integration of data products derived from unmanned systems. CIRUS will act as a leading_x000D_
unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) research centre and a key supplier of highly qualified personnel to industry,_x000D_
and will function as a partner in applied research for both SMEs, and for more established companies._x000D_
Additional partnership agreements have been established with the Foremost Centre for Unmanned Systems,_x000D_
which is currently the only licenced beyond visual line of sight facility in Canada for UAV testing. CIRUS has_x000D_
also developed links with other Alberta colleges and their faculty, through a progressive seven AB college_x000D_
partnership and one college in BC. NSERC funding will be used to provide a stable financial environment for_x000D_
the establishment and operation of CIRUS through its first five years. NSERC funds will be complemented by_x000D_
industry contributions to the various joint research projects undertaken at the centre, both with additional_x000D_
funding provided through industry donations, and through various federal and provincial funding initiatives_x000D_
specific to individual research projects. The research carried out by CIRUS will complement the parallel_x000D_
development of unmanned systems and related curriculum at SAIT, and will provide a unique venue for_x000D_
student training. By working closely with industry, the centre will provide students with the opportunity to_x000D_
work on cutting-edge research, directly related to the rapidly-expanding adoption of UAVs both in Alberta, and_x000D_
in Canada as a whole., program purpose french : The Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT) is requesting NSERC Innovation Enhancement funding_x000D_
to support the development of the recently-created Centre for Innovation and Research into Unmanned Systems_x000D_
(CIRUS). CIRUS is designed to support applied research aimed at addressing industry challenges in three main_x000D_
areas: innovative applications of unmanned vehicles, sensors and related equipment; application customisation;_x000D_
and validation and integration of data products derived from unmanned systems. CIRUS will act as a leading_x000D_
unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) research centre and a key supplier of highly qualified personnel to industry,_x000D_
and will function as a partner in applied research for both SMEs, and for more established companies._x000D_
Additional partnership agreements have been established with the Foremost Centre for Unmanned Systems,_x000D_
which is currently the only licenced beyond visual line of sight facility in Canada for UAV testing. CIRUS has_x000D_
also developed links with other Alberta colleges and their faculty, through a progressive seven AB college_x000D_
partnership and one college in BC. NSERC funding will be used to provide a stable financial environment for_x000D_
the establishment and operation of CIRUS through its first five years. NSERC funds will be complemented by_x000D_
industry contributions to the various joint research projects undertaken at the centre, both with additional_x000D_
funding provided through industry donations, and through various federal and provincial funding initiatives_x000D_
specific to individual research projects. The research carried out by CIRUS will complement the parallel_x000D_
development of unmanned systems and related curriculum at SAIT, and will provide a unique venue for_x000D_
student training. By working closely with industry, the centre will provide students with the opportunity to_x000D_
work on cutting-edge research, directly related to the rapidly-expanding adoption of UAVs both in Alberta, and_x000D_
in Canada as a whole., agreement title english : Centre for Innovation and Research into Unmanned Systems, agreement title french : Centre for Innovation and Research into Unmanned Systems, agreement number : CCIP, agreement value : 2000000.0, agreement start date : 2018-03-07, agreement end date : nan, description english : nan, description french : nan, expected results english : nan, expected results french : nan, additional information english : Grant or Award spanning more than one fiscal year (2017-2018 to 2023-2024)., additional information french : Subvention ou bourse octroyée s'appliquant à plus d'un exercice financier (2017-2018 à 2023-2024)., owner organization : nserc-crsng, owner organization title : Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada | Conseil de recherches en sciences naturelles et en génie du Canada