APPLY TODAY FOR FREE COURSE ON ELECTRIC-DRIVE VEHICLE TECHNOLOGY!
 Don't miss your opportunity to attend a free professional development course on electric-drive vehicle technology offered by the CAAT and Wayne State University. The course will be held October 2-3, 2018, in the automotive technology department at Sinclair Community College in Dayton, Ohio.
The workshop is designed to provide the fundamentals of electric-drive vehicle powertrain configurations, electric propulsion components, energy storage systems, and power electronics and electronic machines.
 This professional development opportunity is being offered to:
- 4-Year college/university engineering or technology faculty
- Community college instructors
- High school science and technology teachers, and
- Automotive industry professionals
 The course will focus on four key topics:
- Topic 1: Overview of HEV/PHEV/EV/FCV
- Topic 2: Advanced Battery Systems for Hybrid and Electric Vehicles
- Topic 3: Power Electronics and Traction Motors for Electric-Drive Vehicles
- Topic 4: Cooperative Connected Vehicle
There is no registration fee to attend and each participant will receive a $150 stipend upon completion of the workshop!
Email questions to Gene Liao, or call him at 313-577-8078.
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MACOMB FACULTY MEMBER ATTENDS NSF FUNDED AUTOMATED AND CONNECTED VEHICLES TRAINING COURSE
 Macomb automotive faculty member, Kurtis LaHaie, attended the 2018 Automated and Connected Vehicles Institute, which was held July 30 through August 3 at
Sinclair Community College in Dayton, Ohio. As noted in our last issue, the course was provided free of charge to selected participants through a 3-year, $750,000 National Science Foundation
ATE grant awarded to Sinclair last year. Forty college automotive instructors from across the country were selected to participate in this cutting-edge professional development opportunity. The high-tech training course also provided the attendees with great networking opportunities throughout the week-long event.
The training modules were conducted by Sinclair college faculty as well as representatives from automotive companies and suppliers, including FCA, GM, Honda, Mercedes, Subaru, Toyota, and Delphi. The high-tech topics covered by the OEMs and suppliers included
lane departure,
adaptive cruise control,
automated driving systems,
self-parking and radar, sonar and LIDAR systems.
Participants had the opportunity to recalibrate the front camera and radar systems on Honda and Toyota vehicles. They also got to experience first hand the
Cadillac Super Cruise and
Mercedes Drive Pilot automated driving systems, as well as the self-parking features on both vehicles. The Cadillac and Mercedes vehicles were purchased by Sinclair with funding from the grant. When asked what he liked best in the technologies demonstrated in each vehicle, LaHaie explained that he liked how GM's automated driving system remapped the major highways using LIDAR, which better kept the vehicle in the center of the lane, especially on curves. He also liked how the Mercedes self-parking system did not require the driver to apply the brakes during the automated parking process and automatically searched both sides of the street for available parking spaces.
Overall, LaHaie advised, "it was great training and I enjoyed it a lot." He also indicated that he would recommend the training to others and plans to incorporate some of what he learned in his own teaching. Specifically, LaHaie plans to teach the students in his alignment class how a vehicle's alignment impacts the effectiveness of lane sensors, and for his electronics students, he plans to demonstrate how sensors, radar, and LIDAR are being used in today's advanced technology vehicles. LaHaie also commented that because automotive suppliers are developing technology on behalf of the manufacturers, the systems used are similar, thereby making the learning curve easier for educators.
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2018 SAE CYBERAUTO CHALLENGE EVENT HELD AT MACOMB COMMUNITY COLLEGE
 The seventh annual
SAE CyberAuto Challenge™, was held July 22-27 at Macomb's Sports and Expo Center in Warren, MI. The week-long event allows teams, which are comprised of a mix of students and professionals, including automotive engineers, government engineers, and ethical "white-hat" hackers, to compete while working on real cars to address the real challenges of automobile cybersecurity.
Macomb Community College served as an event partner, along with the
Square One Education Network (a long-time CAAT partner), with the goal of helping to spark interest among the best and brightest college and high school students in becoming the next generation of cyber-auto engineers.
In order to be eligible to participate, students had to complete an application process that required two school references, submission of a resume or letter of interest and completion of online screening sessions. The top-scoring applicants were then invited to participate in the event free of charge.
At the event, Michigan's governor, Rick Snyder, announced a new training program for high school students in automotive cybersecurity. The
"Masters of Mobility: Cyber Security on the Road" program will provide training for high school teachers and the resources needed to teach students to program, hack and learn to defend against cyber attacks. The curriculum will be introduced in approximately 10 high schools during the 2018/2019 school year.
The curriculum was developed by Square One and combines IT training with engine fundamentals and ethical considerations. It builds upon SAE's 6th-8th grade "
A World in Motion" programming and will help develop a well-prepared cyber workforce in the Motor City.
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CHECK OUT THESE NEW MATERIALS IN THE FREE CAAT RESOURCE LIBRARY!
Reports and Analysis
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SPOTLIGHT ON THE CAAT RESOURCE LIBRARY
We recently added several unit and lesson plans from the
Intel Teaching Idea Showcase to help teachers get a jump on the lessons that will help their students get a jump on their careers.
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Making a Self-Driving Car, Lesson Plans for ages 15-18
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A series of four lesson plans in which students will be able to create a self-driving car. Students will model the state and behavior of physical systems, use two or more programming languages, understand simple Boolean logic and its uses in circuits and programming, understand the hardware and software components that make up computer systems. Students will complete creative projects that involve selecting, using, and combining multiple applications, preferably across a range of devices, to achieve challenging goals meeting the needs of known users.
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Creating with Technology, Lesson Plans for ages 15-18
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In 10-15 class periods, students use the Intel® Galileo Gen 2 microcontroller development board to learn to think with technology and learn valuable skills in science, technology, engineering, art/design and math (STEAM). Students will learn the basics of circuits and coding, electronics and design, and how to create with them.
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Energy Innovations, Lesson Plans for ages 15-18
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Over the course of 16 class periods, students investigate the history of humankind's need to develop tools that enhance the quality of life and satisfy the need for efficiency. Students analyze the tradeoffs associated with various energy sources, evaluate alternative energy sources, experiment with alternative fuels for cars, conduct an appliance survey, and compare how countries are similar or different in their energy use.
Check out these resources, or any of the other great resources in our
resource library.
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 PLAN NOW TO ATTEND AUTO STEAM DAYS 2018 - REGISTRATION BEGINS NEXT MONTH!
Attention middle and high school teachers - plan now to bring your classroom to
Auto STEAM Days 2018. The popular event will be held December 5 & 6, at the Macomb Community College Expo Center in Warren, MI. It will be similar to the 2017 event, offering a sector on Automotive Design and Engineering and a sector on Manufacturing and Technology, along with a car show. Registration is expected to begin on September 10th and close on November 9th.
The Manufacturing and Technology sector also welcomes back its popular exhibitors from the 2017 event:
American Axle & Manufacturing (AAM),
KUKA,
Siemens and
Comau. We are pleased to announce that all four of these industry suppliers are also financial sponsors of the event!
The event will feature an exciting car show (presented jointly by GM, FCA, and Ford) that will give students the exciting opportunity to sit behind the wheel and talk to some of the industry's best automobile designers and engineers.
Learn More:
For questions, please call 586-445-7117.
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SAVE THE DATE TO EXPLORE CAREERS IN MANUFACTURING AND TECHNOLOGY
Thursday, December 6, 2018 - 5:30 - 8:00pm
 This well-attended, annual event provides students, parents, and the general public the opportunity to obtain information on careers and education programs in automotive and advanced manufacturing, as well as apprenticeship information, through presentations, discussions and networking.
Hear from our panel of experts:
- Learn about job skills that are in high demand
- Hear from recent grads who found good-paying careers, employment
- Meet with local businesses and learn who employers are hiring
- Discover the career pathway that's right for you
- Learn about apprenticeship programs, including the Michigan Apprenticeship Program Plus (MAP+)
- Explore internships and work-based learning opportunities
Attendance is free, but advance registration is required. Registration information will be provided when it becomes available.
The
evening event is presented by Macomb Community College, in collaboration with the college's Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) partners. For more information, please visit the CAAT's
Student Activities page.
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ATTENTION MIDDLE SCHOOL TEACHERS: SIGN UP FOR FREE STEM LABS BROUGHT TO YOUR CLASSROOM!
Over the past three school years, the CAAT's highly successful
in-classroom STEM labs have reached more than 12,000 middle school students in more than 400 middle school classrooms in southeast Michigan.
- Mini Marshmallow Shooters (1 hour): Students will use cups, balloons, tape and mini-marshmallows to create a marshmallow shooter. There will be a contest at the end to see how accurate the shooter was designed.
- STEM Career Class with Lab (1 Hour): Specifically designed for career classes, this new one-hour option begins with a short discussion on STEM and the importance of a STEM career choice, and concludes with a hands-on, STEM-based activity.
 Last year, the program was updated to reflect the new standards of teaching science that strive to engage and stress critical learning in students. The in-classroom labs will transform the typical classroom by encouraging a curriculum that is driven by problem solving, exploratory learning and planning, building using hands-on skills, testing, and observing and evaluating.
All students will benefit from the CAAT's in-classroom STEM labs because they teach independent and team innovation, and allow students to explore engineering by utilizing the skills needed to become leaders.
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CAAT AWARDED SUPPLEMENTAL NSF FUNDING TO SUPPORT ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES
 Late last month, the CAAT was awarded $119,999 in supplemental funding to conduct several additional, important activities. The additional funding brings the CAAT resource center grant total to $719,998, for the period ending June 30, 2021.
Having recently transitioned to an
NSF ATE resource center, our primary mission continues to be the development of a prepared technical workforce for the advanced automotive industry, a critical initiative to continued national economic growth. To this end, we engage with stakeholders in education, business and the community to proactively address the emerging and growing hiring and educational needs of the automotive industry.
The supplemental funds will be used to:
- Work with industry and educational partners to identify and create vital curriculum, through CAAT's seed funding process, related to connected/automated vehicles, including cybersecurity.
- Develop and conduct webinars on Intelligent Transportation Systems to support the professional development of faculty and industry representatives.
- Attend and present at important automotive and educational conferences to enhance the center's dissemination goals. When appropriate, applicable conference material will be shared on the CAAT's website.
- Mentor others who are or wish to be PIs in the discipline area of the center. For example, CAAT may collaborate with other ATE Centers to ensure that technicians are prepared with up-to-date IT skills or automotive issues dealing with cybersecurity.
- Collaborate with other ATE Centers with related scopes of work, such as automotive infrastructure, materials technology, cybersecurity, etc., in order to enhance technician education or address mutual challenges.
- Support and promote the new Vehicle Development Technician degree program (developed by the CAAT) to industry and secondary schools, thereby increasing the pool of trained technicians.
- Continue and expand the successful CAAT conference which has been offered annually since 2012.
We thank the NSF for awarding additional funding that will allow the CAAT to extend and enhance the activities planned under the initial grant.
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DOZENS OF STUDENTS REGISTER FOR THREE NEW AUTOMOTIVE PROGRAMS OFFERED AT MACOMB COMMUNITY COLLEGE
 The CAAT is pleased to announce that dozens of students have registered and are now taking classes for the three new programs being offered through Macomb Community College's
automotive technology department this semester. The new programs being offered are:
These new programs are supported by Macomb's industry partners and address a growing shortage of automotive technicians skilled in the development, testing and service of electrified, connected and automated vehicles.
Contributing to the development of the VDT program were members of the CAAT
Industry Advisory Board, including Simon Price, manager, Engineering Technical Services, Robert Bosch LLC. "Automotive technology is growing and changing very quickly and we need associates with the skill sets to not only be able to handle the current technological demands, but to adapt quickly with the advancements of tomorrow," said Price. "What is important to note is that
partnerships between academia and industry help to address market needs and prepare students for the exciting opportunities available to them."
Regarding the VDT degree program,
Joe Petrosky, CAAT's PI and Macomb's Dean for Engineering and Advanced Technology, adds "We've heard from our industry partners that they need technicians with mechanical, electronic and software skills to assist their engineers in developing new, highly automated vehicles. They are looking for people with a unique skill set; people who can build and test prototype vehicles and vehicle systems when there is no service manual to consult." A new program was developed to meet this specific skill set. It combines classroom instruction with hands-on training and consists of existing courses in automotive, engineering, information technology, and product development, with two new courses. AUTO 2000 (
Automated, Connected, and Intelligent Vehicles) and ELEC 2310 (
Experimental Testing of Vehicles) were developed by the CAAT in collaboration with the
Springfield Technical Community College and the
University of Alabama at Birmingham, respectively, through CAAT
seed funding. Click the links above to download these new courses from the CAAT's free
resource library.
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FCA and its manufacturing plants partnered with Macomb to find individuals looking to put their passion for automobiles to work. The AMP program combines academic coursework at Macomb with a paid co-op program that provides students with on-the-job training working one day per week as a Production Supervisor at an FCA manufacturing facility in the greater Detroit area.
Four community colleges, including Macomb, are now offering the Tesla START program. Tesla provides the curriculum and instructors, and will work with students on job placement upon successful completion of the program. Students will train at a partner college in a space designed to simulate a Tesla Service location and will work on three-to-five Tesla vehicles, including Model S, Model X and Model 3, which Tesla provides to the participating colleges. During the course of the program, students will develop technical expertise and earn certifications through a blended approach of classroom theory, hands-on labs and self-paced learning.
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CAAT PI ATTENDS CAR MANAGEMENT BRIEFING SEMINARS
July 30 - August 2, 2018
The CAR MBS receive extensive media coverage and have been offered for more than five decades. The event attracts a wide audience of more than 1,000 attendees each year from across the nation, and the world - representing automakers, suppliers, service providers, academia, media and the government, as well as new technology and mobility stakeholders.
CAAT Principal Investigator, Joe Petrosky, attended the event on behalf of the CAAT and Macomb Community College. Two Macomb students were invited to attend the event through CAR's Students@MBS Program, which allows undergraduate students interested in pursuing a career in the automotive industry the opportunity to participate in the CAR MBS. The students selected were Joe Blazinski, a Macomb pre-engineering student now enrolled in Wayne State University's engineering program, and Taylor Griffith, a Chrysler employee currently enrolled in Macomb's business administration program.
The CAR MBS lead the industry in providing a context for the automotive and related industries, offering a platform for discussions on critical issues and emerging trends, and encouraging the development of new relationships at daily networking sessions.
With the industry moving in bold new directions, automakers, suppliers, and new entrants to the industry are striving to create innovative strategies to shape the future to their vision. The unmatched blend of topics provided attendees with an outstanding analysis of this incredibly fast-paced business.
The 2018 CAR MBS addressed these topics: manufacturing, connected and automated vehicles, sales and production forecasts, trade, strategy, restructuring, fuel emissions policy, mobility, design and innovation.
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CAAT ATTENDS MICHIGAN CONNECTED AND AUTOMATED VEHICLE WORKING GROUP MEETING
 The summer 2018 meeting of the
Michigan Connected and Automated Vehicle (CAV) Working Groupwas held on July 16, 2018, and was hosted by Pillar Technology in Ann Arbor, MI. Richard Wallace, Vice President of the Transportation Systems Analysis Group at the Center for Automotive Research (CAR), opened the meeting and provided information about the day's agenda, the group's mission, and noteworthy CAV events. Other speakers and topics were:
- Jeeva Nadarajah, Executive Growth Consultant at Pillar Technology welcomed the group and gave an overview of Pillar's various business units and activities, including Forge and Loop, Pillar's two primary brands. Kimberly Clavin, VP of Engineering at Pillar, addressed the challenges of building and scaling embedded software systems.
- Tom Bruff, Plan and Policy Development Manager at the Southeast Michigan Council of Governments (SEMCOG), talked about the regional and local planning efforts in preparing for CAV in southeast Michigan.
- John Peracchio, Managing Member at Peracchio & Company LLC and Co-Chairman of the Michigan Council on Future Mobility, provided an update on the council's activities and 2018 report. A 2016 CAV law created the Michigan Council on Future Mobility in order to provide to the governor, legislature, MDOT, and other state agencies recommendations for changes in state policy related to CAVs.
- Scott Shogan, Vice President and CAV Market Leader at WSP, facilitated discussion on the latest CAV topics in the news and then shared takeaways on the national dialogue on highway automation launched at the ITS America annual meeting and highlights from the Automated Vehicle Symposium in San Francisco.
- Elise Feldpausch, Connected Vehicle Specialist at the ITS Program Office of MDOT, provided an update on the department's CAV activities and MDOT's recent progress on the connected vehicle program.
- Valerie Sathe Brugeman, Senior Project Manager at the Center for Automotive Research, discussed opportunities to encourage on-road CAV testing in local communities, based on a project CAR completed for the Saginaw region.
- Will Foss, U.S. Business Lead at Derq, provided a presentation on Derq's V2X applications. Derq is a Dubai- and Michigan-based MIT spinoff and Techstars alum. They develop software and use artificial intelligence and machine learning to predict the intents of participants in traffic, identify potential incidents, and eliminate crashes by providing in-vehicle alerts.
At the end of the meeting, participants had the opportunity to tour Pillar Technology's facility.
For additional information, MDOT maintains a
webpage dedicated to CAV technologies which includes documents, presentations, and other materials that may be of interest to CAV stakeholders. Meeting packets from past Michigan CAV Working Group meetings are also available on this page.
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CAAT ATTENDS HIGH-EFFICIENCY TRUCK USERS FORUM
On Monday, August 6, 2018, CAAT Director, Bob Feldmaier, attended the one-day
High-efficiency Truck Users Forum (HTUF) National Meeting and Technical Exchange that brought together approximately 100 industry and military stakeholders to identify barriers and opportunities for greater adoption of advanced technologies. The meeting was held in Novi, Michigan, in conjunction with the
Ground Vehicle Systems Engineering & Technology Symposium (GVSETS) which convened August 7-9 at the same location.
The event offered panel discussions, presentations, and working group meetings aimed at increasing industry participation in efforts to remove the barriers to greater deployment of advanced vehicle technologies. The meeting also included content that supports and builds on the results from the initial U.S. Army
Tank Automotive Research Development and Engineering Center (TARDEC) Vehicle Electrification Forum kickoff meeting.
The meeting included:
- An overview of the TARDEC Vehicle Electrification Strategy and opportunities to provide input on its direction
- Panel discussions on vehicle electrification, automation, and cyber-security involving representatives of the military and commercial industry
- A presentation of the "beachhead" strategy of vehicle technology development - identifying key initial platforms, applications, and markets to spur greater industry research and investments
- A discussion of the ways key national fleets identify and deploy advanced technologies
- A display of advanced and electrified vehicles
- Working group meetings including the Connected & Automated Technology Users Forum, the Commercial Electric Vehicle Working Group, and the Medium & Heavy-Duty Vehicle Cyber-Security Working Group
- A networking reception
The HTUF program, supported by TARDEC, serves as a provider of industry connection and outreach services in the areas of vehicle efficiency, electrification, automation, and cyber-security. This mechanism helps identify and develop technologies that can fulfill the needs of the military and commercial industry.
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CAAT PARTICIPATES IN CONNECT WITH CAREERS EVENT
 CAAT and Macomb Community College participated in the 11th Annual
Traffic Jam car show that took place on Sunday, August 5, in Troy, MI. The car show featured nearly 300 classic vehicles, including one owned by CAAT Director, Bob Feldmaier.
Added to the event this year was a youth mentoring program called
Connect with Careers. The Connect with Careers tent showcased hands-on job training programs and offered students and their parents the opportunity to meet with representatives from automotive technology groups, tier-two automotive companies, and multiple educational institutions, including Oakland Intermediate School District, Oakland Community College, and Macomb Community College. The educators and industry representatives who participated in the event offered students and their parents a forum to discuss automotive careers, educational programs, and hands-on job training opportunities. Attending from Macomb were CAAT PI and Co-PI, Joe Petrosky and Bob Feldmaier, as well as Tim Pawlowski, Macomb's associate dean for applied technology and automotive programs.
According to David Fischer Jr., president, and COO of The Suburban Collection, who sponsored the event, "It's vital to the industry we find ways to connect our next generation with automotive careers and training programs that will serve the industry for the next 70 years and beyond." The CAAT couldn't agree more and very much appreciated the opportunity to participate in the Connect with Careers event!
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DID YOU KNOW...
Did you know... The
Macomb Community College Foundation received $10,000 from General Motors to conduct a summer STEAM camp for students from four area middle school districts? It's true. Macomb faculty who teach STEAM subjects engaged 21 area middle school students in hands-on experiments and activities and explained how they apply to STEAM careers. One of the activities focused on automotive engineering and included building fuel-cell car kits and designing and building "edible cars" from food items and testing their mobility.
Read Macomb Community College's article.
Did you know... the
Connected Vehicle Trade Association (CVTA) will hold its 9th Annual Future of Connected Vehicles Summit on October 3-4 at the Hyatt Place at the Suburban Collection Showcase in Novi, Michigan?
Did you know... CAAT Director, Bob Feldmaier, will be a speaker at the
CVTA Summit?
Did you know... as a member of the CAAT's mailing list, you can register at the member rate because the CAAT is a member of the CVTA? That's right -you can learn more about the CAAT at the Summit and leverage the CAAT's member rate when you register. Click to
learn more about the summit or
register!
Did you know... Elon Musk plans to make part of his
Tesla AutoPilot software available to other automotive manufacturers in order to subject it to additional scrutiny which will ultimately make it safer?
Learn more.
Did you know... Electrify America is building a nationwide network of metro highway, workplace and community chargers? The investment will be $2B over 10 years, the largest of its kind so far.
Learn more.
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