The Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems (CAVS) is an interdisciplinary center. It provides engineering, research, development and technology transfer teams focused on complex problems, such as those encountered in technologies designed to improve human mobility. The development efforts provide short-term solutions relevant to regional manufacturers while the core research builds longer-term knowledge needed for sustained economic development. At the same time, students gain valuable project experience that complements their formal classroom learning.
CAVS is organized into several major research areas: Computational Manufacturing and Design, Human and Systems Engineering, and Alternative Power. The Computational Manufacturing and Design (CMD) thrust’s mission is to reduce product development time and increase product performance life in a virtual transportation system. CMD aims to optimize physical design, manufacturing and life cycle of lightweight vehicles (e.g. made of aluminum, titanium and magnesium) by developing and using multi-scale modeling, simulation and validation tools.
The Human Systems and Engineering (HSE) thrust’s focus is on enhancing the human performance in product and process design, and the user’s experience in the automotive industry. This requires research in areas such as ergonomics, production system modeling, advanced electronic learning technologies, integrated design systems, electronic systems and communication technologies.
The Alternative Power (AP) thrust focuses on advanced power train technologies to achieve higher fuel efficiencies using renewable energy while maintaining a cleaner environment. CAVS research in biodiesel hybrid and fuel cell power trains includes the shared technologies of electric motor propulsion, power electronic switching and electronic control systems. Modeling and simulation efforts support the design of fuel cell and hybrid systems and their integration into the vehicle. Related efforts within the center involve development of dual-use electric power.
The CAVS Extension Center in Canton focuses on providing direct support to Mississippi’s automotive manufacturers, Tier-1 suppliers, and other Mississippi manufacturers, as well as assisting with improvements in productivity, manufacturing quality, profitability and product safety. Exciting new technologies being developed at MSU in Multi-Scale Virtual Design and Manufacturing (MVDM) are applied to enhance and improve companies’ product engineering and design. MVDM can enable manufacturers to optimize materials, mechanics and the manufacturing processes.
Additionally, the real world experiences of CAVS Extension managers and engineers, along with developments at MSU in numerical modeling and simulations of production systems and transportation and logistics operations, combine to assist Mississippi companies in improving individual plant operations and employing effective supply chain management concepts.
Mississippi State's Challenge X team placed first overall among 17 other universities in the third annual national competition to find innovative ways of redesigning a fuel-efficient and environmentally-friendly SUV. The university team of undergraduate and graduate students was awarded the top position overall and in 10 individual categories at the nine-day competition in Milford, Mich. The challenge: to re-engineer a 2005 Chevrolet Equinox crossover sports utility vehicle using advanced propulsion technologies that increase fuel efficiencies and reduce environmental impact while retaining consumer appeal.
Organized by General Motors and the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory, the competition involved more than a dozen evaluations, among them acceleration, off-road performance, greenhouse gas impact, fuel economy, emissions and consumer acceptability. Oral presentations and technical research papers also were part of the judging. The team designed a "through-the-road parallel hybrid electric" vehicle with a 1.9 GM direct injection turbo diesel engine fueled by B20 biodiesel. The vehicle increased its fuel economy by 48 percent compared to the original design.
http://www.cavs.msstate.edu/
CAVS is organized into several major research areas: Computational Manufacturing and Design, Human and Systems Engineering, and Alternative Power. The Computational Manufacturing and Design (CMD) thrust’s mission is to reduce product development time and increase product performance life in a virtual transportation system. CMD aims to optimize physical design, manufacturing and life cycle of lightweight vehicles (e.g. made of aluminum, titanium and magnesium) by developing and using multi-scale modeling, simulation and validation tools.
The Human Systems and Engineering (HSE) thrust’s focus is on enhancing the human performance in product and process design, and the user’s experience in the automotive industry. This requires research in areas such as ergonomics, production system modeling, advanced electronic learning technologies, integrated design systems, electronic systems and communication technologies.
The Alternative Power (AP) thrust focuses on advanced power train technologies to achieve higher fuel efficiencies using renewable energy while maintaining a cleaner environment. CAVS research in biodiesel hybrid and fuel cell power trains includes the shared technologies of electric motor propulsion, power electronic switching and electronic control systems. Modeling and simulation efforts support the design of fuel cell and hybrid systems and their integration into the vehicle. Related efforts within the center involve development of dual-use electric power.
The CAVS Extension Center in Canton focuses on providing direct support to Mississippi’s automotive manufacturers, Tier-1 suppliers, and other Mississippi manufacturers, as well as assisting with improvements in productivity, manufacturing quality, profitability and product safety. Exciting new technologies being developed at MSU in Multi-Scale Virtual Design and Manufacturing (MVDM) are applied to enhance and improve companies’ product engineering and design. MVDM can enable manufacturers to optimize materials, mechanics and the manufacturing processes.
Additionally, the real world experiences of CAVS Extension managers and engineers, along with developments at MSU in numerical modeling and simulations of production systems and transportation and logistics operations, combine to assist Mississippi companies in improving individual plant operations and employing effective supply chain management concepts.
Mississippi State's Challenge X team placed first overall among 17 other universities in the third annual national competition to find innovative ways of redesigning a fuel-efficient and environmentally-friendly SUV. The university team of undergraduate and graduate students was awarded the top position overall and in 10 individual categories at the nine-day competition in Milford, Mich. The challenge: to re-engineer a 2005 Chevrolet Equinox crossover sports utility vehicle using advanced propulsion technologies that increase fuel efficiencies and reduce environmental impact while retaining consumer appeal.
Organized by General Motors and the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory, the competition involved more than a dozen evaluations, among them acceleration, off-road performance, greenhouse gas impact, fuel economy, emissions and consumer acceptability. Oral presentations and technical research papers also were part of the judging. The team designed a "through-the-road parallel hybrid electric" vehicle with a 1.9 GM direct injection turbo diesel engine fueled by B20 biodiesel. The vehicle increased its fuel economy by 48 percent compared to the original design.
http://www.cavs.msstate.edu/
