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Center for Efficient Vehicles and Sustainable Transportation Systems

Overview for Potential Members

National Science Foundation Industry/University Cooperative

Research Center (I/UCRC) in Planning for

Efficient Vehicles and Sustainable Transportation Systems (EV-STS)

The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa

Arizona State University

University of Louisville

State University of New York, Buffalo

University of Tennessee, Knoxville

University of Texas, Austin

March 19, 2015

The EV-STS center planning initiative is supported by

National Science Foundation grant no. 1439669.



Summary ………………….………………………………………………………………………. 3

Mission …………………………………………………………………………………………….. 4

Research Thrust Areas …………………….…..………….……………………………………. 5

Charter Site Overview - UA, ASU …………………………..………….……….……………….. 6

Charter Site Overview - UL, SUNYB ……….…………………………..…….……………….. 7

Charter Site Overview - UTK, UTA ……….………………………….…..…….……………….. 8

I/UCRC Research Model ..….….................……………………………………………………. 9

EV-STS Value Proposition …….................……………………………………………………. 10

EV-STS’ Plan for Leveraging Value ……………………………………………………………. 11

Membership Terms, Responsibilities, and Privileges ……………………………………. 12-14

Site Thrust Area Research Interests …………...............…….……….....………………. 15-21

Research Facilities …………………..................................................…………………… 22-28

Membership Recruitment ……….……………………….…..……..………............…………. 29

EV-STS Initiative Timeline …….................…………………..….……………………………. 30

Next Steps …….................…………………..….……………………………….………………. 31

Site Director Contact Information …….....………………………..……………………………. 32

University of Louisville Site-Specific Information …….....……………………………………. 33

Contents



Ground vehicles and transportation systems are a ubiquitous and indispensable element of modern life, contributing to improved standards of living through access to both inexpensive goods and services made possible by the cost effective transport of products and people, and economic opportunities in the $1.6 trillion annual automotive manufacturing industry. Unstable energy costs, changing societal expectations for environmental stewardship, and the availability of new materials, powertrain technologies, and manufacturing techniques have given the automotive industry a mandate and opportunity to produce and deploy vehicles that are markedly more efficient than those currently in service.

In partnership with the National Science Foundation (NSF) and organizations engaged in the development, manufacture, support, and large scale use of ground vehicles, six American universities with long records of contribution to the automotive industry are engaged in a planning effort to establish EV-STS (Efficient Vehicles and Sustainable Transportation Systems), a national research center to develop, advance, and apply technologies for dramatically improving the energy efficiency and environmental sustainability of ground vehicles.

The EV-STS initiative is supported by a planning grant awarded through NSF’s Industry/University Cooperative Research Center (I/UCRC) program. Widely considered to be one of NSF’s most successful programs, the I/UCRC model provides seed funding and an administrative framework that fosters multi-disciplinary, multi-organizational collaboration, accountably to industrial partners’ applied research needs, timely project execution, and a highly leveraged return on industry investment.

The timetable for establishing EV-STS includes industry partner recruitment through May 2015, followed by an organizational meeting on June 15-16, 2015, to formulate a provisional research agenda. A final proposal for establishing the center is due on September 25, with a funding decision expected in January 2016. If NSF accepts the proposal, EV-STS would be officially launched on March 1, 2016.

Summary



Mission

The mission of the NSF Industry/University Cooperative Research Center (in-planning) for

Efficient Vehicles and Sustainable Transportation Systems (EV-STS) is to leverage

collaborations among corporate, utility, government, and academic stakeholders in the

automotive industry to conduct and disseminate applied research on technologies,

methodologies, and tools that facilitate the design, manufacture, deployment, and operation

of energy efficient, environmentally sustainable ground vehicles. The scope of this mission

incorporates passenger cars, light- and heavy duty trucks, and motorized off-road

equipment. It encompasses both vehicle-level technologies and transportation system

infrastructure, and reflects the complexity and global nature of the automotive industry. In

discharging this mission, EV-STS’ industrial and academic partners will mentor the

undergraduate and graduate students who make up the ground transportation sector’s next

generation engineering workforce.



Research Thrusts

1. Electrified Vehicle Powertrains Components and systems for advanced hybrid electric and electric

vehicles, including advanced batteries, motors, and power electronics. Automotive fuel cell systems.

Well-to-wheel energy/emission impact.

2. Conventional Powertrains Advanced conventional powertrains, including, but not limited to

mechanical and thermodynamic efficiency improvements in internal combustion engines, high

pressure CI fuel systems, alternative fuels (including LNG/CNG utilization), emissions control,

engine/powertrain control systems, integration of conventional powertrains with launch-assist and

idle-free operation technologies. Waste heat/power utilization. Parasitic loss reduction.

3. Non-Powertrain Vehicle Systems Optimization Architecture-level optimization. Structural and

nonstructural mass reduction (material substitution, downgauging and local stiffening, elastic buckling

control, high strength steel applications; crash performance and NVH characterization, of lightweight

structures). Loss minimization (friction reduction, thermal management). Manufacturing methods

specific to energy efficient ground vehicles and infrastructure.

4. Transportation Systems and Infrastructure Infrastructure characterization and optimization of

integrated, multi-modal transportation and energy systems for enhanced efficiency and sustainability.

Incorporation of ground vehicle efficiency and sustainability considerations into urban infrastructure

planning and decision-making. Plug-in vehicle infrastructure, including charging station technologies

and the impact of plug-in vehicles on the electrical grid. Operational conditions (weather, population

density, grid characteristics, public policy imperatives, etc.) impacting the deployment of efficient

vehicles and energy systems.

5. Design and Analysis Tools Digital tools for realizing efficient/sustainable vehicles and transportation

systems and managing their lifecycle. Global co-creation. Leveraging big-data and advanced

analytics techniques for efficient/sustainable vehicle system and infrastructure design decisions.



The University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa is the Alabama state system’s

flagship research university. UA’s EV-STS site will be housed in the new

Shelby Engineering and Science Quad, a nearly one million square foot

complex housing some of the most modern academic research facilities in

the nation. While UA plans to contribute to all five EV-STS thrust areas, the

site team expects to play a leadership role in the development of the

advanced electrical machines – DC and AC electric motors and their

controllers – needed for all classes of efficient electrified vehicle

powertrains.

Arizona State University is a top ranked research university, Arizona’s

flagship university, and the largest public university by enrollment in the

United States. The ASU EV-STS team has interests in, and facilities

supporting research into power electronics, including DC-DC converters,

power management systems, MHz power conversion, plug-in electric

vehicles, high performance motor drives, novel power management and

control technologies, and scaled and high frequency inductors and

transformers with improved magnetic materials and design configurations.

EV-STS Charter Site Overview - UA, ASU



The University of Louisville is one of two comprehensive research

universities in the Commonwealth of Kentucky. Automotive engineering is a

major research area, with recent projects supported by U.S. Army TARDEC,

Ford, Toyota, Local Motors, and Cummins. The UL site has facilities and

personnel well suited for conducting research on advanced batteries, clean,

efficient CI engines, lightweight body structures, and multi-physics modeling

and simulation for automotive components, systems, and full vehicles.

SUNY at Buffalo is home to the largest and most comprehensive public

engineering school in the Northeastern United States. Furthermore, Buffalo

has significant automobile industry presence, including major Ford and GM

production plants. Building on this strong automotive sector and linkages

with transportation systems in New York and Southern Ontario, the

university has recently invested in a Institute for Sustainable Transportation

and Logistics (ISTL) initiative that spans three engineering departments and

the business school. A major focus of ISTL relates to the EV-STS

transportation systems and infrastructure thrust area. A secondary focus of

ISTL is aligned to the EV-STS design and analysis tools thrust area.

EV-STS Charter Site Overview - UL, SUNYB



The University of Tennessee, Knoxville is the state’s land-grant institution,

flagship public university, and oldest and largest public higher education

institution, founded in 1794. UT’s College of Engineering celebrated its

175th anniversary in 2013. Research in the EV-STS focus areas spans

nearly all of the College of Engineering’s eight departments, with facilities

and personnel resources devoted to vehicle modeling and simulation,

hardware-in-the-loop simulation, vehicle fabrication, and performance and

emissions evaluation. Multi-disciplinary research and teaching in these

areas is an important focus for the university.

The University of Texas at Austin is the flagship institution of The UT System

and one of the largest universities in the nation in terms of enrollment and

research expenditures. UT plans to have four research teams engaged in

our site: i) The Engines and Automotive Research Program, ii) The Ground

Vehicles Impacts Analysis Program, iii) The Texas Materials Institute, and iv)

The Automotive Control Systems Program. The potential projects to be

pursued include advanced engines, advanced batteries, fuel cells, impacts

of new ground vehicle technologies, and overcoming control systems

challenges of new ground vehicle technologies.

EV-STS Charter Site Overview - UTK, UTA



I/UCRC Research Model

• Industry/University Cooperative Research Centers

are cutting-edge collaborations formed to conduct

multi-disciplinary translational research that

addresses the needs of a specific industry or

technology area.

• I/UCRC research activities occur in both industrial

and academic settings, and merge the unique and

complementary strengths of both types of

organization. Results are validated by traditional

industrial standards of success

• Industry benefits by access to innovative ideas,

highly qualified research teams, and specialized

facilities; academia by information on critical research

needs, and pragmatic project input and oversight.

• The I/UCRC strategic funding model leverages a

modest amount of NSF base funding with industrial

investment in the form of membership fees and

university contributions through indirect cost waivers

and project matching funds.

• The center research agenda, project portfolio, and

technology roadmap are established by an Industrial

Advisory Board (IAB).

For a further explanation of the I/UCRC partnership

model and value proposition, view the two brief

videos on this NSF website:

http://www.nsf.gov/eng/iip/iucrc/iucrc_video.jsp

http://www.nsf.gov/eng/iip/iucrc/iucrc_video.jsp



EV-STS Value Proposition

• High value, globally relevant, industry-driven, translational research agenda with a

project/initiatives portfolio established by a member-controlled external advisory board.

• Recognition as an organization committed to, and investing in energy efficiency and

sustainability in one of the largest segments of the American economy.

• Rapid access to results, including royalty free licenses to technology developed within the

center.

• Interaction with top researchers working in the area of sustainable ground vehicles; access

to advanced computational tools and laboratory facilities.

• Extreme cost effectiveness, with an NSF-estimated membership fee leverage ratio of

between 10:1 and 15:1 achieved through university cost sharing (NSF I/UCRC policy limits

direct cost recovery to only 10% of the project budget) and collective member access to

research conducted throughout the center.

• Participation in precompetitive projects that can serve as a starting point for proposals for

major external funding.

• Networking and collaborative activities with automotive suppliers, OEM vehicle

manufacturers, major ground vehicle customers, and government policy makers.

• Access to graduates with specialized expertise in ground vehicle and transportation system

engineering.



EV-STS Strategy for Leveraging Member Investment

• NSF limits universities to 10 percent indirect cost recovery (as opposed to the normal rate

26-50 percent), which makes I/UCRC membership funding go further in terms of project

work.

• Membership fees are not diluted by charges for direct operational costs. NSF’s contribution

to the center covers all administrative expenses. This contribution also adds the equivalent

of one additional membership fee to the project funding pool at each site.

• A typical member can expect to see the center fund at least one $50k project each year of

direct interest to them, and to participate in that project at appropriate level of engagement

ranging from technological oversight to offsite contribution to specific tasks. This funding

level should be sufficient to cover a graduate research assistant (20 hours/week), part time

undergraduate research assistant (10 hours per week), and faculty participation. There are

normally no budgeted charges for technician support and facilities.

• The center will not wait for project ideas to spontaneously arise. Working through IAB

representatives, the site directors will proactively catalyze interaction among university

faculty and members’ technical staffs. We expect that members will participate in most

proposal preparation efforts.

• EV-STS is interested in establishing an innovative partnership model that includes

collaborative projects among sites and members, graduate internships, facility tours, and

involvement of current members in the recruitment of new members.



Membership Terms, Responsibilities, and Privileges

Potential members for all I/UCRCs, including EV-STS, are asked to review and sign a standard

NSF agreement that specifies the term, responsibilities, and privileges of membership.

• The EV-STS membership fee is $50,000 per year. Payment is invoiced as an annual lump

sum, or in equal quarterly installments, according to the member’s preference.

Memberships are renewed annually, and may be terminated with 30 days notice prior to

initiation of a new year.

• Universities participating in EV-STS have the right to publish results from EV-STS research

in scientific or engineering journals; however, members will have the opportunity to review

any paper or presentation containing results from the research program, and have the right

to request that publication be delayed for a period of up to one year. Center site directors

and faculty researchers are enjoined to be sensitive to the need to protect members’

valuable intellectual property, and to consider these issues when proposing and

documenting projects.

• Members are each asked to designate one representative per membership fee to the

center’s Industrial Advisory Board. The board meets biannually to review research results

and make recommendations on (i) the research projects to be carried out by center

researchers, (ii) the apportionment of resources to these research projects, and (iii) changes

in the bylaws (the bylaws are developed during the initial center planning meeting).

Members are also encouraged to actively participate in the center’s research agenda by

cultivating, guiding, and contributing to projects in which they have a particular interest.

http://www.nsf.gov/eng/iip/iucrc/sample_agreement_form2014.jsp



Membership Terms, Responsibilities, and Privileges (2)

• Members are entitled to a nonexclusive royalty-free license for patentable intellectual

property developed through the center (members exercising this right are responsible for

patent application and maintenance costs), and may sublicense to their subsidiaries and

affiliates. Members are also entitled to a nonexclusive, royalty-free license to all software

developed by the center.

• Members are entitled to a nonexclusive, royalty-free license to all software developed by

the center.

Notes

1. EV-STS membership fees are used entirely for supporting research activities. Center/site

operational and administrative costs are covered by the NSF center grant and cost share

contributions from the universities hosting the sites.

2. An initial (Phase 1) NSF I/UCRC award has a term of five years. Successful centers apply

for up to two five-year renewals (Phase II and Phase III). Just as members may terminate

their membership during the annual renewal period, they may choose not to participate in

a Phase II or Phase III proposal.

3. Because of the lead time associated with performing translational research and the need

to have a period of relative stability during the EV-STS launch period, charter center

members are asked to join with the intention of maintaining their membership for at least

two years.



Membership Terms, Responsibilities, and Privileges (3)

Notes - Continued

4. Individual company memberships are implemented through a specific site within the center in

the sense that each university partner site will invoice “their members” and work with them to

formulate and execute projects of interest. NSF evaluates both overall center performance,

and the performance of individual sites. Sites are required to maintain a minimum of

$150,000/year in fees (three members for EV-STS) in order to sustain a viable research

program. Sites falling below this minimum are placed on probation. If the membership issue

is not addressed within a year, that site’s affiliation with the center is terminated.

5. Despite being required to operate under NSF’s site membership model, EV-STS will function

as an integrated center in order to maximize the value returned to members. Members will

have access to work performed at all sites, not just their home site. Inter-site collaborative

projects will be a feature of the center’s research agenda. Researchers will share facilities

and expertise among sites. Finally, the center and its research activities will be guided by a

single center-wide Industrial Advisory Board.

6. All partner sites within EV-STS are equal as long as they adhere to the center bylaws and

remain in good standing in the eyes of NSF. Center meetings will be rotated among the

partner sites. Sites most effective in recruiting members (and completing projects) will have

larger research budgets. One site is designated by NSF as the center’s lead administrative

site and provided a small annual stipend to cover operational costs (web site maintenance,

meeting publicity and expenses, results documentation, etc.).

7. Details about the Industry/University Collaborative Research Center program, including the

research model and administrative requirements, can found in the program solicitation

document, NSF 13-594. Additional details may be found on the I/UCRC program website.

http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2013/nsf13594/nsf13594.pdf

http://www.nsf.gov/eng/iip/iucrc/



The University of Alabama …………............................................................………………. 16

Arizona State University ….…………………………………………………..…..…………….. 17

University of Louisville ……….…………………………………………………….……………. 18

State University of New York, Buffalo ..…....................................................................……. 19

University of Tennessee, Knoxville ………………..……………..…………………….………. 20

University of Texas, Austin …………………………………………........................…………. 21

Site Thrust Area Research Interests1,2

1 The EV-STS year 1 research agenda and project portfolio for not only individual sites, but the

entire center, will be established by the provisional Industrial Advisory Board during the June

15-16 planning meeting.

2 Related thrust area interests among the different sites are consistent with EV-STS’ intention to

use inter-site collaborative projects as a means to increase the level of value returned to

center members.



Thrust Area Research Interests - The University of Alabama

Electrified Vehicle Powertrains

• Rare-earth free permanent magnet fabrication and testing for powertrain applications

• High power density permanent magnet synchronous machines (PMSM)

• Magnetic supercapacitors

• Advanced motor control algorithms

Non-Powertrain Vehicle Components

• GHz MIMO antennas

• Telematics

Transportation Systems and Infrastructure

• Route optimization for electrified vehicles

Design and Analysis Tools

• High-fidelity 1D engine simulation model in Simulink for engine performance optimization

• Full vehicle dynamic model development for simulation and design optimization studies

• Advanced power management algorithms for electrified vehicles



Thrust Area Research Interests - Arizona State University


• Power electronics, including DC-DC converters

• Power management, MHz power conversion, plug-in electric vehicles

• High performance motor drives

• Novel power management and control technologies

• Scaled and high frequency inductors and transformers with improved magnetic materials

and designs for efficient power electronics

• Power electronic device and circuits, primarily wide bandgap semiconductor devices

such as GaN

• Automotive sensors for intelligent sensing and monitoring of power system

Conventional Powertrains

• Internal combustion engine fuel system electronics and control



Thrust Area Research Interests - University of Louisville


• Battery abstractions for full-vehicle electrified powertrain models

• Advanced control and estimation schemes for battery pack management

• Solar cell/fuel cell/lithium-ion battery integration for automotive applications

• Advance control and estimation schemes for electric drives for powertrains

• Devices/circuits/controls utilizing wide band gap power semiconductors (conn center)


• Flow modeling and management in high pressure direct injection fuel systems

• Loss reduction in fuel-lubricated transfer and injector pumps

• Diesel engine fuel system electronics

Non-Powertrain Vehicle Systems Optimization

• Heat pump-based climate control systems for electric vehicles (GE?)

• Compliance characterization in thin-gauge body structure joints

• Nano-adhesive applications for lightweight vehicle body structures


• Devices/circuits/control of vehicle to grid infrastructure for electric grid operations

• Power monitoring and control systems for EV charging


• Function-based modeling and simulation software for vehicle duty cycle simulation

• Use of ARNL GREET analyses with architecture-level vehicle models



Thrust Area Research Interests - SUNY, Buffalo


• Integrated Transportation and Energy Systems

- Network reconfiguration for the optimal use of renewable energy

- Redistribution of energy sources through electric vehicles

- Demand dynamics between travel needs and vehicle type choice

- Refueling station siting problems for alternative fuel vehicles

- Electric vehicle charging station design with considerations of transportation and power

systems

- Using human activity-mobility patterns for electricity demand forecast

• Multi-Modal Transportation

- Promoting zero emission vehicles for metropolitan freight deliveries - infrastructure,

policies, system requirements, and impacts on emission, energy and traffic

- Optimizing multi-modal transportation operations to reduce energy consumption and

greenhouse gas emissions

- Integrated adaptive-pricing and demand-estimation methodology for optimizing

operational efficiency of shared mobility systems

• Urban Transportation System Renewal and Transformation

- Local power quality control

- Distributed generation resources in an urban environment

- Impact of seasonal weather excursions on renewable distributed generation and

electric vehicles



Thrust Area Research Interests - University of Tennessee


• Advanced engine control and energy management strategy

• Extreme engine downsizing for hybrid electric vehicles

• Engine down-speeding and powertrain hybridization for medium/heavy duty vehicles

• Evaluation of a blended low range diesel plug-in hybrid electric vehicle

• High temperature WBG-based power electronics for motor drives

• Integrated motor, drive, and cooling structures

• Adaptive, intelligent motor drive control with integrated lifetime prognostics

• Integrated converter topologies (e.g. hybrid boost converter and onboard battery charger)


• Compact and efficiency wireless battery chargers

• Battery management systems with active balancing and model predictive SOH estimation

• Integrated converter topologies (e.g. hybrid BMS and high step-down DC-DC)

• High frequency, high power density converters for 48 V low-voltage distribution in vehicles


• Predicting fuel economy to support consumers’ Light Electric Vehicle (LEV) purchasing decisions

• LEV use in terms of traffic mode choice, trip purposes and driving behavior in multimodal transportation system

• The safety implications of LEV and factors effecting road users

• LEV impacts on mobility and traffic congestion and access to dedicated facilities

• LEV impacts and optimization on transportation signal control, road design, and other infrastructure.

• Needs and opportunities for EV charging infrastructure

• LEV applications for efficient, effective, and sustainable urban freight delivery


• Project Description

• Develop modeling/simulation based decision support tools for LEV infrastructure planning



Thrust Area Research Interests - University of Texas, Austin


• Advanced batteries for electrified powertrains

• Advanced fuel cells for automotive applications


• Overcoming obstacles to advanced medium/heavy-duty diesel engines

• Investigating the causes for emissions and performance challenges for light-duty Diesels

• New approaches to diagnostics and fault tolerant control in automotive engines, including

engine performance, thermal management, and emissions


• Vehicle distinctions (passenger cars vs. light-duty trucks, and SUVs)


• Impact of energy and greenhouse gas emissions on fleet and urban systems evolution

• Traffic crash analysis: count, severity, and frequency models



The University of Alabama …………............................................................………………. 23

Arizona State University ….…………………………………………………..…..…………….. 24

University of Louisville ……….…………………………………………………….……………. 25

State University of New York, Buffalo ..…....................................................................……. 26

University of Tennessee, Knoxville ………………..……………..…………………….………. 27

University of Texas, Austin …………………………………………........................…………. 28

Available Research Facilities



Relevant Research Facilities - The University of Alabama

Core EV-STS Research Mission

• Electro-Mechanical Systems Lab: extensive

collection of resources available to support power

electronics research, including motors, electric

drives, dynamometers, test equipment, and

machine tools.

• Engines/Vehicles Laboratory: engine test stand, 650

hp diesel engine dynamometer, vehicle full-chassis

dynamometer, EPA-certified emission test

equipment, test and data aquisition equipment.

• Magnetic Materials and Device Laboratory: one of

the nation’s most comprehensive facilities for

magnetic materials and device fabrication and

testing.

• EcoCAR 3 Vehicle Fabrication Facility

Supporting Facilities

• 3D Printing (FDM) Laboratory

• MOdeling, Simulation, And Integrated Controls

(MOSAIC) Laboratory(a) University of Alabama Science and Engineering

Quad; (b) UA automotive engineering research facilities.

(a)

(b)



Relevant Research Facilities - Arizona State University


• Powertrain Power Electronics Research Lab (Newly

Established)

• Power Electronics Simulation Lab

• Power Electronic Device Fabrication and Testing Lab

• Circuit and Wireless Network Research Lab

• Center for Solid State Electronics Research

(NanoFab) - a NSF NNIN Network

• ASU LyRoy Eyring Center for Solid State Science

• Alternative Fuels Lab

• Robotics and Automation Lab


• The Solar Power Lab

• ASU Advanced Computing Center (A2C2)

• MacroTechnology Works

Broader Impacts Mission

• NSF-DOE Engineering Research Center: Quantum

Energy and Sustainable Solar Technology (QESST)

• Julie Ann Wrigley Global Institute of Sustainability

ASU School of Electrical, Computer and Energy

Engineering building.

ASU automotive engineering research facilities: power

electronics lab (upper images). RF measurement facility (lower

left), cleanroom fabrication facility (lower right).



Relevant Research Facilities - University of Louisville


• Automotive Fuel Cell Laboratory

• Computational Fluid Dynamics Laboratory

• Conn Center Laboratories for Battery Technologies

and Advanced Materials

• ECE Control Systems Laboratory

• Rapid Prototyping/Additive Manufacturing Center

• Vehicle Architecture Research Laboratory

• Vehicle Fabrication and Testing Facility (VFTF)


• Dahlem Supercomputer Center

• Institute for Product Realization

• Micro/Nano Technology Center (MNTC)

NSF Broader Impacts Mission

• Delphi Center for Teaching and Learning

• FirstBuild Learning Microfactory

University of Louisville campus with the

Louisville skyline as a backdrop.



Relevant Research Facilities - SUNY, Buffalo


• Institute for Sustainable Transportation and

Logistics (ISTL)


• TransInfor, Tier 1 University Transportation Center

• Research and Education in eNergy, Environment

and Water (RENEW)

• New York State Center for Engineering Design and

Industrial Innovation (NYSCEDII)

NSF Broader Impacts Mission

• Center for Educational InnovationsExamples of the U.S. auto industry’s significant presence in

Buffalo, New York: (a) final assembly area at GM’s Tonawanda

Engine Plant; (b) door inner panels on the stamping line at

Ford’s Buffalo Stamping Plant.

(a)

(b)



Relevant Research Facilities - University of Tennessee


• Engine Dynamometer & Emissions Laboratory

• Chassis Dynamometer & Emissions Laboratory

• Modeling & Simulation Laboratory

• Hardware-in-the- Loop Laboratory

• Vehicle Fabrication Facility

• Rinehart S. Bright Advanced Prototyping Laboratory

• EECS Power Laboratory


• Manufacturing Demonstration Facility

• National Transportation Research Center

Min H. Kao Electrical Engineering and Computer

Science Building

John D. Tickle Engineering Building



Relevant Research Facilities - University of Texas, Austin


• General Motors Engines and Automotive

Research Laboratories

• Texas Materials Institute

• Data-Supported Transportation Operations &

Planning Center (DSTOP)

• Center for Transportation Research (CTR)

• Network Modeling Center

• Center for Electromechanics (CEM)

• General Motors Foundation Engines and

Automotive Research Laboratories


• Texas Advanced Computing Center

• Mechatronics Laboratory

• Texas Materials Institute

• 2 CNC and 3 Rapid Prototyping Labs

• Center for Predictive Engineering and

Computational Sciences (PECOS)

Scheduled to open in 2017, UTA’s 430,000-square-foot Engineering

Education and Research Center (EERC), is an example of the

university’s commitment to investing in translational research of the

type embodied in EV-STS.



Membership Recruitment

Goals

• For each charter site, a minimum of 9 potential members attending the planning meeting

• Minimum of 5 members affiliated with each site at final proposal submission and launch

date; 42 members total for the center

• Multiple representatives from the following automotive industry stakeholder categories:

OEM vehicle manufacturers, Tier 1 powertrain suppliers, Tier 1 non-powertrain suppliers,

Tier 2 suppliers, Tier 3 suppliers, federal and state research institutes, governmental

organizations

Organizations Committed to Attending Planning Meeting (Current March 5, 2015)

• 4 OEM vehicle manufacturers

• 5 major tier 1 suppliers

• 6 tier 2 suppliers

• 2 tier 1 suppliers

• 3 state government organizations

• 2 national research laboratories (ARNL, ORNL)

Approximately 70 additional organizations are under recruitment or targeted for recruitment.



EV-STS Initiative Timeline

1/13

1/7/13

UL/UTK “REEGV” Full

Center Letter of Intent

Submitted to NSF

12/9/13

UL Presentation at EV-TEC

Annual Meeting: UL Invited to

Join EV-TEC

4/13 7/13

Preliminary

Planning

5/1/13

Well-Reviewed “REEGV” Planning

Gant Proposal Declined Due to

“Mission Overlap” with EV-TEC

10/13 1/14 4/14

3/5/13

UL/UTK “REEGV" Full Center

Planning Gant Proposal

Submitted to NSF

3/5/14

UL EV-TEC Site Planning

Gant Proposal Submitted

to NSF

7/14

10/14 1/15 4/15 7/15 10/15 1/16

10/4/14

EV-TEC Not Renewed; UL Site Planning

Grant Converted to EV-STS Full Center PG

with UTA, UL, and SUNY-B as Charter Sites

11/5/14

Major Domestic OEM Vehicle

Manufacturer Verbally Agrees

to Join EV-STS

1/27/15

First Weekly Update Among EV-

STS Charter Sites

6/15/15 - 6/16/15

Planning Meeting Date

9/25/15

EV-STS Full Center

Proposal Due at NSF

1/15/16

Proposal Decision from

NSF (Tentative)

Center

Operations

3/1/16

Center Launch Date; Operations

Begin (Tentative)

11/14

UTK joins EV-STS

Initiative as a

Charter Site

2/15/15

ASU and UA Join the EV-

STS Initiative as Charter

Sites-in-Planning

4/15

8/1/14

UL EV-TEC Site Planning

Grant Proposal Approved

9/8/14

UL Attendance at Mandatory I/UCRC

Training Workshop

10/14



Next Steps…

• Continue the membership recruitment effort at all sites.

- If existing potential members have contacts with suppliers or other business partners who might

be interested in an EV-TEC membership, we would be grateful for anything from contact

information, to a referral, to active assistance with formulating and delivering a value proposition to

the company.

- If potential members are interested in a multi-site membership, we can make the arrangements.

- Solicit project topics from potential members to serve as the basis of planning meeting proposals.

- The recruitment effort will extend through the planning meeting.

• Prepare for the planning meeting.

- 1.5 day event held June 15-16 at the Seelbach Hotel in downtown Louisville.

- Agenda items include a detailed overview of the I/UCRC research model, project proposal

presentations, and an initial meeting of the center’s provisional Industrial Advisory Board to

formulate bylaws and select projects for the first year’s technical agenda.

• Prepare the full center proposal.

- Deadline is September 25.

- The proposal must include single-page summaries for the projects selected for funding during the

planning meeting.

- Committing members are asked to supply an official letter documenting their intention to join the

center if NSF approves the final proposal.

- NSF’s review of the proposal review should be complete by early January 2016.

- The target center launch date is March 1, 2016



Site Director Contact Information1,2


Glen Prater, Jr., Ph.D., P.E.

Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering

ASME Fellow

Director, Vehicle Architecture Research Laboratory


Louisville, KY 40292

502-852-6560(o), 502-649-7445(c)

[email protected]

The University of Alabama

Professor Yang-Ki Hong, Ph.D.

E. A. "Larry" Drummond Endowed Chair

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Director, Magnetic Materials & Device Laboratory

Graduate Program Director

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, AL 35487

205-348-7268, [email protected]

University of Tennessee, Knoxville

David Irick, Ph.D., P.E.

Assistant Professor

Department of Mechanical, Aerospace and Biomedical Engineering

The University of Tennessee, Knoxville

414 Dougherty Hall

Knoxville, TN 37996-2210

865-974-0863(o), 865-924-7441(c)

[email protected]

University of Texas, Austin

Ronald D. Matthews, Ph.D.

Professor, Carl J. Eckhardt Fellow of Mechanical Engineering

SAE Fellow

Department of Mechanical Engineering

The University of Texas at Austin

Austin, TX 78712-1140


State University of New York, Buffalo

Rajan Batta, Ph.D.

SUNY Distinguished Professor

Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering

Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs

School of Engineering and Applied Sciences

University at Buffalo (State University of New York)

Buffalo, NY 14260



Hongbin Yu, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

School of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering

Senior Sustainability Scientist,

Julie Ann Wrigley Global Institute of Sustainability


Tempe, AZ 85287


1 Provisional center director: Glen Prater, University of Louisville.2 NSF center evaluator: Craig Scott, University of Washington



Membership Recruitment Status ………………………………………….......………………. 33

Potential Projects

CAEBAT Battery Objects for Full-Vehicle Powertrain Models…………...………………. 34

Advanced Electric Machines for Idle-Free Operation ….…………….…..…………….. 35

Automotive Fuel Cells and Hybrid Vehicles ……………….………..……….………. 36-37

Vehicle Architecture Modeling and Simulation Software ………...................…………. 38

Software for E/S Vehicle Life/Duty Cycle Assessment …………………….……………. 39

Compliance Characterization in Thin-Gauge Body Structure Joints ..……...........……. 40

Nano-Adhesive Mechanical Strength for Vehicle Body Structures ..…….............……. 41

Flow Management in High Pressure Direct Injection Fuel Systems ..…..............……. 42

Electric Vehicle Climate Control ..…....................................................................……. 43

Hydraulic Hybrid Powertrains ..…........................................................................……. 44

Structural NVH Optimization ..….........................................................................……. 45

Body Structure Architectural Enhancements ..…………………….………............……. 46

Site Specific Information - University of Louisville1

1 The EV-STS year 1 research agenda and project portfolio for not

only UofL, but the entire center, will be established by the

provisional Industrial Advisory Board during the June 15-16

planning meeting. These projects should be considered

representative samples.



Membership Recruitment Status - University of Louisville

Agreed to Attend Planning Meeting

• Cummins Engine Company

• Ford Motor Company

• Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development

• AISI Steel Market Development Institute

• Kentucky-Argonne Battery Manufacturing Research and Development Center

• Hitachi Automotive Systems Americas, Inc.

• Metalsa Structural Products

• Toyota Motor Company (Toyota Technical Center, USA, Inc.)

Other Organizations Under Recruitment or Targeted (Partial List)

• Arkema Inc. (M. Sunkara)

• Fort Knox (M. Sunkara)

• Kentucky Department of Transportation

• Transit Authority of River City (G. Prater)

• UPS (N. Pinto)

• U.S. Army TAREC (G. Prater)

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