Miniature electric vehicle laboratory for introductory and advanced coursework

Despite the explosion of electric vehicles in the U.S. road-going vehicle fleet, bringing electric vehicles content into the classroom has been a challenge. While studies show that tasking students with "real-world" problems and connecting to current trends is helpful for retention and eng...

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Published in2017 American Control Conference (ACC) pp. 5349 - 5354
Main Author Beal, Craig E.
Format Conference Proceeding
LanguageEnglish
Published AACC 01.05.2017
Subjects
Automobiles
Axles
Batteries
Current measurement
Permanent magnet motors
Springs
Torque
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Summary:Despite the explosion of electric vehicles in the U.S. road-going vehicle fleet, bringing electric vehicles content into the classroom has been a challenge. While studies show that tasking students with "real-world" problems and connecting to current trends is helpful for retention and engagement, practical considerations, particularly the cost and size of these vehicles, has kept them on highways and in dealerships and parking lots. Therefore, the only access available to interested engineering students is through enthusiast publications and salespeople. This work, which presents a framework for engaging undergraduate engineering students in the field, includes a low-cost kit of hardware that supports concepts introduced in classroom sessions. While designed for a first-year engineering course, this kit allows for instructors to employ different experiments over a range of student disciplines and class years.
ISSN:2378-5861
DOI:10.23919/ACC.2017.7963786