Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems

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Recognizing the human as a component in product design and manufacturing, we place training as a critical part of the design and manufacturing system itself. As manufacturing systems become more technologically advanced, the complexity of training required of the workforce increases. This group is researching and developing advanced learning systems, drawing on computational resources (computing grids, etc), virtual and augmented reality technologies, industrial simulation systems, and traditional learning management systems to develop adaptive, interactive learning systems and virtual training environments.

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Creating new technology is one of the best ways for university research to have national impact in science, technology and economic development. The goal of the APS thrust is to achieve higher fuel efficiency and reduce pollution using advanced controls and renewable energy. This is accomplished through modeling and simulations of power train and bio-diesel hybrid technologies, including electric motor propulsion, power electronic switching and electronic control systems. This research is funded by the Air Force Research Laboratories and the United States Army Space and Missile Defense Command.

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The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and General Motors Corporation (GM) are the headline sponsors of ChallengeX:
Crossover to Sustainable Mobility. This ground-breaking competition gives engineering schools an opportunity to participate in hands-on research and development with leading-edge automotive propulsion, fuels, materials, and emissions-control technologies. Furthermore, the competition will help develop highly skilled student engineers who have a strong understanding of advanced vehicle technologies that will prepare them to lead the automotive industry into the 21st century and enable North America to remain competitive in the global marketplace.

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We desire to be the recognized leader in Virtual Manufacturing and Design in the Southeast region of the US. Our goal is to synergize our education and research efforts towards industry in the South with a particular focus on the automotive industry although our technology and capabilities are extensible to other application areas related to national defense laboratories, aerospace industry, and other government labs. The research capability niche is based upon a multiscale methodology that couples theory, simulation, and experiments from the large structural scale down to the nanoscale. This multiscale methodology provides the information for the model that captures the “Cradle-to-Grave” history of a material. As such, our research is relevant to industrial needs and has impact in terms of cost and time savings.

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The mission of CCG is to develop, deploy, and maintain cyberinfrastructure supporting engineering systems of the future. It will provide an integrating platform enabling cooperation of heterogeneous components, seamless flow of data, persistence of information, and intuitive interfaces for controlling the design cycle without the need of the end user for deep understanding of underlying IT technologies.

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The Human Factors and Ergonomics (HFE) research group at the Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems (CAVS) is committed to supporting the advancement of vehicle design and manufacturing through research and development of systems that focus on 1) the human component in product and process design and 2) enterprise computational systems and technologies. Our approach is multidisciplinary, coupling traditional engineering methodologies with research in human factors, ergonomics, cognitive science, learning and training systems, human-machine interfaces, telematics, and advanced computing technologies. Academic units involved include Electrical and Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Industrial Engineering, Industrial Technology, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Biological Engineering, and Cognitive Science.

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The Materials Processing (MP) Cluster at the Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems (CAVS) is a true partnership between universities, industry, government agencies and professional and trade associations to develop cutting-edge technology for the processing of engineering materials. Our missions are 1) research, 2) training students and industry professionals, and 3) transfer of new technology to the production line. The researchers have core competencies in sintering, polymers, rapid prototyping, heat transfer, controls, surface chemistry, tolerancing, statistical process control, durability, mechanical testing, microscopy, and computer modeling.

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The Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems’ (CAVS) research activities and innovative solutions are generated based upon the needs of government agencies and industry. These technologies are developed for transfer to the clients and are continuously being evaluated for commercialization. Knowledge regarding research projects can be exchanged with clients through secure communication portals. These portals help facilitate effective multidisciplinary collaborative engineering to create and deliver innovative solutions to complex problems under confidential conditions.

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