Collaborative Research: Revolutionizing Electric Vehicle Education

合作研究：彻底改变电动汽车教育

• 批准号: 2202136
• 负责人: Robert Elliott
• 金额: $ 99.99万
• 依托单位: Trident Technical College
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2022
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2022-05-15 至 2025-04-30
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2202136&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Collaborative; Research; Revolutionizing; Electric; Vehicle

The United States is facing an unprecedented need for a new generation of technological talent to respond to international competition for an automotive workforce with diverse, up-to-date skill sets driven by electric vehicles (EV), autonomous vehicles (AV), and the cybersecurity associated with software-driven vehicles. The internal combustion engine is being phased out and replaced by electricity, setting the stage for an increased demand for autonomous and EV technologies. This changing technological climate and the resultant concurrent global competition necessitate transformation at every level of automotive development – from EV designers to EV technicians. The demand for skilled EV manufacturing and service industry technicians is substantial and is predicted to increase at a rate where demand outpaces quantity. Workers aging out of the workforce, the lack of advanced STEM skills for those currently in the workforce, and increased economic expansion are contributing factors to this deficit. Collaboration among educators and employers must occur to advance the understanding of workforce challenges and opportunities. To meet the need, a faculty-driven consortium of two-year Institutions of Higher Education (IHEs), other ATE projects and centers, and industry will collaborate to address the next generation cross-disciplinary workforce needs of the Electric Vehicle (EV) manufacturing and service industry through an innovative hybrid virtual and augmented reality (VR/AR) education approach. The consortium project partners include: Volvo, Daimler, BMW, Proterra, Bosch, Duke Energy, Michelin, the Upstate SC Alliance, the South Carolina Manufacturing Extension Partnership, the South Carolina Technical College System, the National Center for Autonomous Technologies, the National Cybersecurity Training and Education Center, the Regional Center for Nuclear Education, and the Northwest Engineering and Vehicle Technology Exchange. The project goals will address current and future EV manufacturing and service industry needs for both two-year college students and incumbent workers. Goal 1: Identify current and future education and workforce needs required by the migration of the transportation industry from traditional fuels to battery-powered electric vehicles. Goal 2: Create, deploy, and assess an innovative, creative, and informed cross- disciplinary EV manufacturing and service industry technician education hybrid curricula incorporating classroom, virtual, and experiential learning. Strategies will be implemented to support participation and persistence in EV manufacturing and service technician education for students including those who are rural, veterans, and those historically underserved in STEM career pathways. Goal 3: Develop and/or strengthen partnerships with consortium members, ATE projects and centers, and industry to leverage and share expertise and best practices for maximum impact and sustainability within and across fields and institutions. Goal 4: Provide professional development addressing the new EV curricula to ensure widespread use, dissemination, and faculty leadership development. This project is funded by the Advanced Technological Education program that focuses on the education of technicians for the advanced-technology fields that drive the Nation's economy.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

美国面临着新一代技术人才的前所未有的需求，以应对具有多样性的汽车劳动力，由电动汽车（EV），自动驾驶汽车（AV）驱动的最新技能以及与软件驱动的汽车相关的网络安全。内部组合引擎正在逐步淘汰并用电气取代，这为对自动和EV技术的需求增加奠定了基础。这种不断变化的技术氛围和由此产生的全球竞争在各个级别的汽车开发级别（从电动汽车设计师到电动汽车技术人员）上的各个级别的必要转变。对熟练的电动汽车制造和服务行业技术的需求是巨大的，预计将以超过数量的速度增加。从劳动力中衰老的工人，目前正在劳动力中的人们缺乏先进的STEM技能，以及增加的经济增长是造成这种辩护的因素。必须发生教育者和员工之间的协作，以提高人们对劳动力挑战和机遇的理解。为了满足需求，由教师驱动的两年高等教育机构（IHES），其他ATE项目和中心的联盟将通过创新的混合虚拟现实和增强现实（VR/AR）教育方法来解决下一代电动汽车（EV）制造业和服务行业的跨学科劳动力需求。联盟项目的合作伙伴包括：沃尔沃，戴姆勒，宝马，普罗赛，博世，杜克能源，米其林，上州SC联盟，南卡罗来纳州制造业扩展合作伙伴关系，南卡罗来纳州技术学院，国家自治技术中心，国家网络社会培训和教育中心，国家核教育中心，核教育中心，北部的核教育和北部的工具，以及北部的工程。项目目标将满足两年年级学生和现任工人的当前和未来EV制造业和服务行业的需求。目标1：确定从传统燃料到电池供电的电动汽车所需的当前和未来的教育和劳动力需求。目标2：创建，部署和评估创新，创造性和知情的跨学科EV制造业和服务行业技术教育混合课程的课堂，虚拟和经验丰富的学习。将针对包括粗糙，退伍军人以及在STEM职业途径中保持不足的人的学生，为包括那些艰难，退伍军人以及历史悠久的人的学生提供参与和持久性的策略。目标3：与财团成员，ATE项目和中心以及行业建立和/或加强合作伙伴关系，以利用和共享专业知识和最佳实践，以在领域和机构内部和范围内最大程度的影响和可持续性。目标4：提供针对新的EV课程的专业发展，以确保宽度使用，传播和教师领导力发展。该项目由高级技术教育计划资助，该计划的重点是推动国家经济的高级技术领域的技术人员的教育。该奖项反映了NSF的法定任务，并被认为是通过基金会的知识分子优点和更广泛影响的评估来审查标准的评估，被认为是宝贵的支持。