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This PowerPoint presentation by Bob Feldmaier of the Center for Advanced Automotive Technology (CAAT) was presented at the 2013 conference Manufacturing the Nextgen Workforce and provides an overview of the CAAT. Discussed in the presentation are the CAAT’s mission and strategic priorities,...

Program Description ISO-TOPE is a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant-funded project at the Minnesota State Transportation Center of Excellence that aims to train operators and technicians in the use, maintenance, diagnosis, and repair of autonomous technologies. The grant seeks to provide...

This 28-page best practices document from the Consortium for Alabama Regional Center for Automotive Manufacturing (CARCAM) details a curriculum gap analysis conducted by the center. Industry professionals were asked a variety of questions about CARCAM's curriculum to see if it provides students with...

This video from ISO-TOPE at the Minnesota State Transportation Center of Excellence provides a demonstration of the Caterpillar 259D3 with a 2D laser system for grading and leveling out fields, lots, or other plots of land. The video provides information on setting up the laser system and compact...

This 91-slide presentation was presented by Nelson A. Kelly, Assistant Director of Energy and Automotive Technology at the Center for Advanced Automotive Technology (CAAT). This presentation took place on October 4, 2018 at the Southeast Michigan Automotive Teachers Association - Michigan Automotive...

These slides, provided by Automotive Manufacturing Technical Education Collaborative (AMTEC), were presented at the 2013 Spring Academy - Building Pathways: Developing the Future of the Manufacturing Workforce. "Topics included preparing high school and college students for employment in...

This presentation was given by Nelson Kelly, Assistant Director of the Center for Advanced Automotive Technology (CAAT) at the High Impact Technology Exchange Conference (HI-TEC) in 2021. During the presentation, Kelly talks about meeting with automotive industry experts and determining that an...

This article, from authors Gene Liao and Chih-Ping Yeh of Wayne State University and James Sawyer of Macomb Community College, discusses the development of a computer-based simulation to teach students about Hybrid Electric Vehicle (HEV) technology. As the authors state: "The tremendous capital...

Course Description: This course was developed by Kettering University and the Center for Advanced Automotive Technology (CAAT). Design with Aluminum is an introductory course focusing on the basics of engineering design, properties, manufacturing processes, design aspects, and design guidelines...

Course Description: Design with Composite Materials is provided by Kettering University and the Center for Advanced Automotive Technology (CAAT) and is an introductory course focusing on students learning properties, manufacturing processes, and design guidelines of fiber-reinforced composite...