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Volkswagen Group of America, the University of Tennessee the\u00a0UT Research Foundation<\/a> and\u00a0Oak Ridge National Laboratory\u00a0has announced a partnership to create Volkswagen\u2019s first innovation hub in North America at the\u00a0UT Research Park at Cherokee Farm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The partnership will see ORNL<\/a> scientists and several faculty members within the\u00a0Tickle College of Engineering\u00a0at UT develop lighter vehicle components made from composite materials and to electrify vehicles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This hub, along with other research institutions here, is an integral part of Volkswagen\u2019s global research and development efforts and can also directly contribute to vehicles in North America<\/p>Wolfgang Demmelbauer-Ebner, executive vice president and chief engineering officer for Volkswagen\u2019s North American<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

The work is being led by UT-ORNL Governor\u2019s Chair for Advanced Composites Manufacturing Uday Vaidya. His team in the Department of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Biomedical Engineering are focusing on several research and development activities to support prototyping, develop a sheet moulding compound, and evaluate materials and their properties for use in Volkswagen vehicle components.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Researchers from the Min H. Kao Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science are focusing on research that has been pioneered by their counterparts at ORNL\u2014the wireless charging of parked electric vehicles as well as dynamic charging, in which roadways are embedded with a system that charges electric vehicles as they move. A second project involves packaging wide bandgap power electronics in order to increase power density and efficiency hopefully reducing battery size and vehicle weight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Peebles Professor Dayakar Penumadu is providing his expertise in materials characterisation for lightweight composites.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The partnership between UT, ORNL, and Volkswagen strengthens Tennessee\u2019s position as a significant source of innovation and talent for the Volkswagen North American manufacturing base, especially at the flagship Chattanooga facility<\/p>UT System Interim President Randy Boyd<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Volkswagen is also a member of the\u00a0Institute for Advanced Composites Manufacturing Innovation\u00a0(IACMI<\/a>), which is supported by the US Department of Energy\u2019s Advanced Manufacturing Office. A team of IACMI undergraduate and graduate students and researchers led by Vaidya created a novel composite liftgate for the Volkswagen Atlas that reduces weight by 35 per cent, with lower investment costs and an improved environmental footprint compared to a conventional part. Researchers from ORNL, Purdue University, and Michigan State University were integral collaborators on the effort.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The new innovation hub in Knoxville will join Volkswagen\u2019s larger global innovation ecosystem. This includes innovation centres in Belmont, USA<\/a>; Wolfsburg, Germany<\/a>; and Beijing, China<\/a>, along with innovation hubs in Barcelona, Spain<\/a>; Tel Aviv, Israel<\/a>; and Tokyo, Japan<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Volkswagen Group of America, the University of Tennessee the\u00a0UT Research Foundation and\u00a0Oak Ridge National Laboratory\u00a0has announced a partnership to create Volkswagen\u2019s first innovation hub in North America at the\u00a0UT Research Park at Cherokee Farm. The partnership will see ORNL scientists and several faculty members within the\u00a0Tickle College of Engineering\u00a0at UT develop lighter vehicle components made from composite materials and to electrify vehicles. 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