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The AutoDrive Challenge: Autonomous Vehicles Education and Training Issues
Get PDFAutomotive companies are focusing significant research and development efforts on autonomous vehicles. As they do so, they recognize the need for a large, well-trained workforce that is equipped to conduct these research and development projects, particularly in light of the projected shortages of STEM professionals in the United States. Some of these companies have found various ways to engage with professional societies and with universities to encourage the development of this workforce, and to promote themselves to STEM students while they are still in school. One such effort is the SAE / GM AutoDrive ChallengeTM, a new collegiate competition organized by SAE International in collaboration with General Motors Corporation. In this competition, eight teams are working to modify a Chevrolet Bolt to meet the requirements of a Level 4 autonomous vehicle (i.e., a vehicle that is totally capable of driving itself within a certain operational domain). Teams were selected for this competition through a proposal process, with one of the requested components of the proposal focusing on existing courses and the development of new courses at the participating university. In this paper, we will discuss the roles of students and faculty advisors at one of the participating schools, address issues related to education and training of students who want to work in the autonomous vehicle industry, and discuss the benefits of the competition to all of its stakeholders. This discussion will include the skills developed by students, the outcomes of the competition, and the value that is being created for the automotive industry. As part of this discussion, we will focus on the close ties that can be forged between the participating universities and the corporate sponsors of the AutoDrive Challenge, as well as the impact on course development at the universit
An Optical-based Technique to Obtain Vibration Characteristics of Rotating Tires
Get PDFThe dynamic characteristics of tires are critical in the overall vibrations of vehicles because the tire-road interface is the only medium of energy transfer between the vehicle and the road surface. Obtaining the natural frequencies and mode shapes of the tire helps in improving the comfort of the passengers. The vibrational characteristics of structures are usually obtained by performing conventional impact hammer modal testing, in which the structure is excited with an impact hammer and the response of the structure under excitation is captured using accelerometers. However, this approach only provides the response of the structure at a few discrete locations, and it is challenging to use this procedure for rotating structures. Digital Image Correlation (DIC) helps in overcoming these challenges by providing the full-field response of the structure. Although there have been many experiments on tires, there are few published papers that investigate the full-field dynamics of rotating tires at high rotating speeds. In the current work, the Kettering University Formula SAE (FSAE) vehicle is loaded on a chassis dynamometer for the purpose of performing a tire experiment. A pair of high-speed cameras capture high-resolution images to obtain the response of the tire sidewall in stationary and rotating conditions. The modal characteristics of the tire are obtained by processing these images. The results reveal the resonant frequencies and the operational deflection shapes of the loaded and unloaded tire in stationary and rotating conditions. The current article provides full-field information about the dynamics of tires at high rotating speeds for engineers and scientists in the field
2/6/2019: Faculty Senate Approved Meeting Minutes
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1. Proposed Amendment 1 for PRC Proposal to Add Professor of Practice to Faculty Handbook - Vote to Approve: 7,6,0 - PASSED
2. Proposed Amendment 2 for PRC Proposal to Add Professor of Practice to Faculty Handbook - Vote to Approve: 9,4,0 - PASSED
3. Proposed Amendment 3 for PRC Proposal to Add Professor of Practice to Faculty Handbook - Vote to Approve: 9,4,0 - PASSED
4. Vote to Approve Amended PRC Proposal: 10,3,0 - PASSE
1/23/2019: Course Change Form MGMT 102
No full textSupports an emphasis on a systems approach that aligns better with the intended management focus on problem solving in increasingly complex systems with a particular emphasis on business systems
3/6/2019: Faculty Senate Approved Meeting Minutes
No full text1. Liberal Studies (COMM 101, COMM 201, COMM 301) - Vote to Approve: 13,0,1 - PASSED
2. Chemical Engineering Proposal - Vote to Approve: 14,0,0 - PASSED
3. Nomination of Dr. Ilya Kudish to Professor Emeritus - Vote to Approve: 14,0,0 - PASSE
7/31/2019: Course Change Form MGMT 661
No full textThe addition of MGMT-510: Foundations of Business as an alternative to satisfy pre-requisi