Conference Overview
The 2022 CAAT Conference was held on Friday, September 30 at Macomb Community College in Warren, MI, for automotive industry representatives as well as secondary and postsecondary auto educators, counselors, and administrators.
In addition to the conference this year we offered a Professional Development Workshop on Electric Vehicles and Advanced Driver Assistance Systems immediately following the conference Friday afternoon and finishing on Saturday. Attendees at all three sessions received a certificate of
completion accredited by Wayne State University.
Preparing Technicians for Electric Vehicle Technology
Friday, September 30, 2022
8:30 am — 12:45 pm
Don Hutchison
Dean of Engineering & Advanced Technology
Macomb Community College
Welcome and Opening Remarks
Carla Bailo
President & CEO, ECOS Consulting LLC
Former President & CEO, Center for Automotive Research
The Future of Electric Vehicles and eMobility
Bernard Swiecki
Director of Research
Director, Automotive Communities Partnership (ACP)
Center for Automotive Research
Electric Vehicle Jobs Market Report
Michele Economou Ureste
Executive Director
Workforce Intelligence Network
Rollout of EV Jobs Academy
Paul Bowser
Director, Garage Service Operations
Roush Industries
Technician Skills Gap
New This Year
Two optional post-conference tracks:
Professional Development Workshop
Friday, 1:00 pm – Saturday, 3:30 pm
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Guided Building Tours
Friday, 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm
Professional Development Workshop
Friday 1:00 pm — Saturday 3:30 pm
The CAAT offered a professional development workshop for automotive and technical education instructors. The workshop consisted of three sessions, held Friday afternoon and Saturday. Those who attended all three sessions received a certificate of completion:
Workshop Presentations
Friday, September 30
1:00 pm — 4:00 pm |
Electric Vehicles - Part 1
Ben Cruz
K Building, Room 324 |
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Topics include:
- Overview electrified vehicles and their characteristics.
- Motor drives and power electronics for electrified vehicles.
- Advanced battery systems for hybrid and battery electric vehicles
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Saturday, October 1, 2022
9:00 am — 12:00 pm |
Electric Vehicles - Part 2
Nelson Kelly
K Building, Room 324 |
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Topics include:
- Fuel cell electric vehicles and hydrogen as an energy carrier.
- Fuel cells versus batteries for electric vehicle energy and power
- Coupling renewable energy to the advancement of fuel cell and other electric vehicles
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Saturday, October 1, 2022
12:30 — 3:30 pm |
Advanced Driver Assistance Systems
Nelson Kelly
K Building, Room 324 |
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Topics include:
- How sensors such as cameras, radar, and Lidar, along with computer-controlled devices can assist the driver at different levels of automation.
- How adding wireless connectivity to other vehicles, the infrastructure, and precision global positioning information can increase the level of automation to the level that the vehicle can drive itself.
- The need for cybersecurity as vehicles use wireless technology and become increasingly connected to the outside world to reduce vulnerability to hackers.
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Building Tours
Friday, September 30, 2022
1:00 — 2:30 pm
Automotive Technology (M Building)
Home to our Automotive, Facilities, Design and Construction, and Climate Control Programs. The tour took participants through our Brakes and Engines classroom lab spaces and our Service Bays. Learn about how Macomb is meeting the needs of current students while planning on adapting to industry requirements in the future. Macomb Community College Engineering and Advanced Technology has an Automotive Technology program, as well as the GM-ASEP co-op program onsite. The tour will be led by Mark Jewett, Associate Dean of Applied Technology, Automotive, and Technical Education.
Michigan Technical Education Center (M-TEC)
Home to Macomb Community College’s workforce and continuing education department and focuses on engineering and advanced technology. Specifically designed to support the region’s economic development through education and enrichment services to students, the department strives to provide education to individuals and industry at the pace of technological advancement by creating customized training to meet their needs. The M-TEC’s high-bay was designed and equipped to train individuals in a real manufacturing setting. Equipment includes various levels of trainers, robots large enough to manage quarter panels, and various automation with vision sensing equipment. The tour was led by Patrick Rouse, Director, Workforce & Continuing Education, Engineering & Advanced Technology.
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