AdvanceD VehicLE Technology Competition ecocar2.osu.edu
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what are avtcs? EcoCAR 2: Plugging in to the Future is a three-year collegiate student engineering competition that focuses on vehicle integration of advanced propulsion technologies. The competition challenges 15 universities across North America to reduce the environmental impact of a 2013 Chevrolet Malibu without compromising real world performance or safety. The competition s mission is a vital one: offer unparalleled hands-on experience to educate the next generation of automotive engineers to build the next wave of energy efficient vehicles. Established by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and General Motors (GM), EcoCAR 2 builds on a proud 25 year history of DOE Advanced Vehicle Technology Competitions (AVTCs) that exemplify the power of public and private partnerships in providing invaluable experience and training to promising, young students. General Motors has given each EcoCAR 2 team a 2013 Chevrolet Malibu in which to design and integrate advanced vehicle technology powertrains and controls in order to develop their vehicle solutions. EcoCAR 2 affords a unique combination of hands-on engineering education, experience, and exposure to world class organizations and knowledge sharing in a competitive, teamoriented environment. These factors make EcoCAR 2 the perfect preamble to future job success and a bastion for keeping the North American automotive industry competitive in the global marketplace. Participation in EcoCAR 2 benefits all by educating those entering the industry and innovating vehicle technology. 3 participant universities in 91 North America since 1988 16,500 students have been involved GRADUATES ENTER AUTOMOTIVE 75% INDUSTRY ON AVERAGE 531 individual university teams have competed since 1988
MEET THE TEAM. The Ohio State EcoCAR 2 team is a diverse group. The team is comprised of both graduate and undergraduate students advised by experienced faculty members. Backgrounds and areas of interest vary greatly. Students join the team with many levels of experience and have an unparalleled opportunity to expand their knowledge of the automotive industry. Engineering students make up much of the team, but the team also includes students from business, communications, and various other fields, creating a collaborative community of disciplines. 14 Students learn. - Computer Aided Engineering - Real-world, hands-on experience - Business and Communications - Multidisciplinary teamwork - Problem solving skills - Systems Engineering - Project Management - Public Speaking Future Truck ChallengeX 2004 Year 1, 2005 ChallengeX ChallengeX Year 2, 2006 Year 3, 2007 ChallengeX EcoCAR 1 EcoCAR 1 EcoCAR 1 EcoCAR 2 EcoCar 2 Year 4, 2008 Year 1, 2009 Year 2, 2010 Year 3, 2011 Year 1, 2012 Year 2, 2013 5th Place 3rd Place 4th Place 4th Place 3rd Place 1st Place 5th Place 2nd Place 2nd Place 3rd Place Overall Overall Overall Overall Overall Overall Overall Overall Overall Overall
center for automotive research. The Ohio State University Center for Automotive Research (CAR) is an interdisciplinary university research center supported by the Transportation Research Endowment Program (TREP), and by industry and government grants and contracts. CAR is at the forefront of research with innovative programs in undergraduate, graduate, and continuing education in automotive systems and offers support and facilities to a number of student competition projects. The OSU AVTC team has access to the many facilities at CAR which include vibrations, fluid mechanics, combustion, battery testing, noise and acoustics laboratories, environmental chambers, and dynamometers. The facility includes a full machine shop and welding area, as well as a vehicle lift designated to EcoCAR 2. In addition, the team has access to the full service proving grounds of the Transportation Research Center, Inc. located 45 miles northwest of the university campus. 5
Competition Sponsors. 16 Headline Sponsors U.S. Department of Energy General Motors Company Diamond Sponsors Government of Canada MathWorks California Air Resources Board Clean Cities Platinum Sponsors dspace, Inc. A123 Systems, Inc. Freescale AVL Powertrain Engineering, Inc. National Science Foundation Gold Sponsors ETAS Snap-On Tools Transportation Research Center Silver Sponsors Magna Powertrain Robert Bosch, LLC CrossChasm Siemens Bronze Sponsors New Eagle CD-adapco Vector CANtech, Inc. GKN Driveline BlackBerry QNX Software Systems Woodward The Delphi Foundation Caterpillar Ricardo Proterra Gage Products Company US Environment Protection Agency Sensors, Inc. Contact Us. Sarah Jadwin, Communications Manager, jadwin.8@osu.edu, 614-205-2882 Dr. Shawn Midlam-Mohler, Team Advisor, 614-307-4176, midlam-mohler.1@osu.edu Facebook: Ohio State University EcoCAR 2 Twitter: @osuecocar2
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