<b>Customer: </b><a href="https://www.lanecc.edu/programs-academics/areas-study/industrial-trades-technologies-transportation-and-apprenticeship/aviation-unmanned-aircraft"><span style="font-weight: 400;">LCC Aviation Unmanned Aircraft System Program</span></a>

<b>Customer Contact</b><span style="font-weight: 400;">: Solomon Singer, </span><a href="mailto:singers@lanecc.edu"><span style="font-weight: 400;">singers@lanecc.edu</span></a>

<b>Application: </b><span style="font-weight: 400;">Simulated search and rescue drone operation that needed AI and more automation for a student capstone project</span>

<b>Situation: </b><span style="font-weight: 400;">Lane Community College was looking for a way to increase a student's educational experience in drone AI and automation.</span>

<b>Challenge: </b><span style="font-weight: 400;">Adding advanced AI and automation to a drone and other robotic platforms requires the integration and orchestration of many complex technologies, which distracts from the ultimate education goals</span>

<b>Solution: </b><span style="font-weight: 400;">NEPI, an open-source operating system for robotic and edge-AI applications, provides a rapid AI and automation development environment for engineers, students, and educators</span>

<b>Process: </b><span style="font-weight: 400;">Leveraging a NEPI-enabled drone automation hardware solution, Christopher will orchestrate drone autonomous actions using NEPI-deployed Python scripts and the NEPI ROS API.</span>

<b>Future: </b><span style="font-weight: 400;">Numurus will help to develop a drone AI and automation curriculum suitable for drone students and STEM programs around the world.</span>