IUCRC Phase II University of Alabama: Center for Efficient Vehicles and Sustainable Transportation Systems (EVSTS)

亚拉巴马大学（UA）是多机构工业大学合作研究中心（IUCRC）的一部分，用于高效车辆和可持续运输系统（EVSTS），支持美国汽车行业努力满足管理车辆燃油经济性和排放的严格联邦法规，以及社会对改善可持续性的期望。实现环境可持续性是一个世代问题，可能是我们这个时代最关键的技术挑战。发电（31%）和运输（27%）是美国温室气体排放的最大贡献者。反过来，轮式地面车辆产生大部分运输排放，并对发电排放产生越来越大的影响。解决方案必须解决车辆的可持续性问题，而不会过度破坏对国家经济健康和公民生活方式至关重要的行业。EVSTS中心与汽车行业的关键利益相关者-车辆制造商，零部件和系统供应商，车队运营商，地面交通基础设施提供商以及州/地方政府-合作，以实现地面车辆能源效率和环境可持续性的转型改进。工作范围包括乘用汽车、卡车和机动非道路设备，以及车辆级技术和运输系统基础设施，反映了汽车和地面运输行业的复杂性和全球性。EVSTS中心利用企业、政府和学术合作伙伴之间的合作，开展和传播与行业相关的技术和工具研究，促进设计，制造、部署和操作节能、环保的地面车辆。该研究在五个技术重点领域进行：1）电动汽车动力系统，2）传统动力系统和替代燃料，3）非动力系统车辆系统优化，4）高效/可持续自动驾驶汽车，以及5）运输系统和基础设施。具体而言，UA工厂专注于通过以下特定研究领域实现可持续电动汽车-电动机和发电机的磁性材料，电动卡车的铁氧体轮辐式电机，高性能电动机控制，和机器学习该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并被认为是值得通过使用基金会的知识产权进行评估来支持的。优点和更广泛的影响审查标准。

The University of Alabama (UA) is part of a multi-institution Industry University Cooperative Research Center (IUCRC) for Efficient Vehicles and Sustainable Transportation Systems (EVSTS) that supports the U.S. automotive industry’s effort to meet demanding federal regulations governing vehicle fuel economy and emissions, and society’s expectations for improved sustainability. Achieving environmental sustainability is a generational problem that represents perhaps the most critical technological challenge of our time. Electricity generation (31%) and transportation (27%) are the largest contributors to U.S. greenhouse gas emissions. Wheeled ground vehicles, in turn, generate most of the transportation emissions and have an increasing impact on emissions from electricity generation. Solutions must address vehicle sustainability without unduly disrupting an industry that is central to the nation’s economic health and its citizens’ lifestyles. The EVSTS Center engages the automotive industry’s critical stakeholders - vehicle manufacturers, component and system suppliers, fleet operators, ground transportation infrastructure providers, and state / local governments - in yielding transformational improvements in the energy efficiency and environmental sustainability of ground vehicles. Scope of the work encompasses passenger cars, trucks, and motorized non-road equipment, as well as vehicle-level technologies and transportation system infrastructure, reflecting the complexity and global nature of the automotive and ground transportation industries.The EVSTS center leverages collaborations among corporate, government, and academic partners to conduct and disseminate industry-relevant research on technologies and tools that facilitate the design, manufacture, deployment, and operation of energy efficient, environmentally sustainable ground vehicles. Research is conducted in five technical focus areas: 1) electrified vehicle powertrains, 2) conventional powertrains and alternative fuels, 3) non-powertrain vehicle systems optimization, 4) efficient / sustainable autonomous vehicles, and 5) transportation systems and infrastructure. Specifically, the UA site focuses on realizing sustainable electrified vehicles through the following site-specific research areas - magnetic materials for electric motors and generators, ferrite spoke-type motors for electric trucks, high-performance electric motor controls, and machine learning-based vehicle component prognostics.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.