Educating Advanced Driver Assistance Systems Technicians

最近交通技术最戏剧性的变化是自动驾驶汽车和智能汽车的发展。博世集团估计，2017年首次登记的所有汽车中，超过一半配备了至少一个先进的驾驶员辅助系统(ADAS)。例如，后方碰撞警告、停车辅助、紧急制动、自适应巡航控制、盲点监控和车道保持辅助。预计在未来10年内，ADAS在车辆上的部署将继续增长。该项目旨在通过在学院的汽车技术副学士学位课程中增加有关ADAS系统和诊断的指导，并开发ADAS技术员证书，为汽车行业培养劳动力准备就绪的ADAS技术人员。该项目得到工业界和学术界的支持，旨在培养熟练掌握ADAS方法的毕业生，从而填补现代汽车劳动力的空白。因此，它将有助于国家对高能力先进技术力量的需求。该项目旨在通过以下方式改善学生在理工科技师教育中的学习：1)开发最新的ADAS-智能汽车课程内容；2)实施与国家汽车认证机构合作开发的相关行业证书的ADAS技术认证计划；3)获得自动驾驶汽车模拟和ADAS实验室培训设备；以及4)获得实践ADAS车辆诊断培训器和自动驾驶汽车微型实验室。这些课程改进和新设备将使学生能够学习ADAS系统和诊断的基础知识，包括传感器技术，如光成像、检测和测距(LiDAR)、无线系统、雷达单元、超声波发射器和转向角传感器，以及使用他们将在工业环境中使用的相同设备，包括带有扫描工具的ADAS相机对准夹具。项目的影响和成功将通过基于绩效的技术进行评估，使用混合方法准实验设计来分析有关项目组成部分的定性和定量数据。这些信息将用于持续的项目改进。该项目开发的材料和学习对象将通过汽车技术中心、北佛罗里达交通规划组织、佛罗里达学院系统、高级技术教育中心和其他渠道传播。该项目由高级技术教育计划资助，该计划专注于为推动国家经济的先进技术领域培养技术人员。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力优势和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

The most dramatic shift in recent transportation technology has been the development of autonomous vehicles and intelligent cars. The Bosch group estimates that more than half of all cars first registered in 2017 came with at least one advanced driver assistance system (ADAS). Examples include rear collision warnings, parking assist, emergency braking, adaptive cruise control, blind spot monitoring, and lane keeping assist. The deployment of ADAS in vehicles is expected to continue to grow over the next 10 years. This project aims to produce workforce-ready ADAS technicians for the automotive industry by adding instruction on ADAS systems and diagnosis to the College’s automotive technology associate degree program and developing an ADAS technician certificate. This project, backed by industry and academia, will be designed to educate graduates who are skilled in ADAS methodologies and, thus, fill a gap in the modern automotive workforce. As a result, it will contribute to the national need for a highly capable advanced technological workforce.This project intends to improve student learning in science and engineering technician education by: 1) developing up-to-date ADAS-intelligent vehicle course content; 2) implementing an ADAS technical certificate program tied to a relevant industry credential that was developed in partnership with national automotive credentialing organizations; 3) acquiring autonomous vehicle simulation and ADAS lab training equipment; and 4) obtaining hands-on ADAS vehicle diagnostic trainers and autonomous vehicle mini-labs. These curricular improvements and new equipment will enable students to learn fundamentals of ADAS systems and diagnosis including sensor technology such as Light Imaging, Detection and Ranging (LiDAR), wireless systems, radar units, ultrasonic transmitters, and steering angle sensors, as well as to use the same equipment that they will use in industry settings, including ADAS camera alignment fixtures with scan tools. Project impact and success will be evaluated through performance-based techniques, using a mixed methods quasi-experimental design to analyze qualitative and quantitative data about project components. This information will be used for ongoing project improvement. Materials and learning objects developed by the project will be disseminated via the Center for Automotive Technology, the North Florida Transportation Planning Organization, the Florida College System, Advanced Technological Education Central, and other channels. This project is funded by the Advanced Technological Education program that focuses on the education of technicians for the advanced-technology fields that drive the nation's economy.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.