ATE Impacts 2020-2021

Northland Community & Technical College Thief River Falls, MN QNCAT Eng National Center for Autonomous Technologies http://ncatech.org "They [NCAT leaders] saw the challenges and addressed them before anyone else. They understand the technicalities in the uses of drones, and knew where the applications were going-so impressed." Charlotte Swanson, Publisher Minnesota Flyer Magazine Moose Lake, MN Outreach Activities Foster Public Understanding of Autonomous Technologies NCAT's first mission is to foster public understanding of three autonomous technologies (ATs): unmanned aircraft systems � NCAT � =NATIONAL CENTERFOR= (UASs), connected automated vehicles AUTONOMOUS TECHNOLOGIES (CAVs), and unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVs). All three types of autonomous technologies require highly skilled, agile technicians who can design, monitor, utilize, repair, and control them. Explaining what autonomous technologies do and the career opportunities they generate are part of the center's effort to expand educational programs about these emerging technologies. NCAT provides professional development programs for educators, STEM engagement events for the public, service-learning opportunities for students as well as educational and research resources. NCAT's curriculum teaches technicians to operate and maintain various types of autonomous vehicles.