The AUTO21 Network of Centres of Excellence

Dr. Peter R. Frise, P.Eng., FCAE

AUTO21 Program Leader

What is an NCE and Why AUTO21?

Networks of Centres of Excellence (NCE’s) are organizations formed to bring together a critical mass of the best research talent in Canada to work with public and private sector partners on programs of applied research. The NCE grant is administered by a network administrative centre and funds researchers across Canada doing collaborative applied research.

AUTO21 was formed in 2001 to focus Canada’s best researchers on the issues facing the future of the automotive industry and to develop the highly qualified people that Canada’s auto industry will need to be competitive in the future. AUTO21 is hosted by the University of Windsor and funds over 200 researchers at 28 universities.

What is an NCE and Why AUTO21?

Trends being addressed by AUTO21 include:

the shift in responsibility for design and engineering to auto

parts firms,

the enhanced requirements for vehicle safety, quality and

durability and performance,

the changing nature of societal aspects of automotive policy,

new business practices for the future automobile industry.

Networks of Centres of Excellence

Governance Structure

… 22 NCEs with individual Boards...

Steering Com.

Presidents &

Deputy Minister

Secretariat

Program staff & Communication

NCE

International Peer &

Selection Committees

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VISION

is focused on the

needs and priorities of the

automotive sector and on the

manufacture and use of vehicles.

is focused on the

needs and priorities of the

automotive sector and on the

manufacture and use of vehicles.

RESEARCH THEMES

Design Processes

Intelligent

Systems &

Sensors

Societal Issues

Powertrains Fuels &

Emissions

Health Safety & Injury

Prevention

Links to Other

Organizations

Materials & Manufacturing

NCE Grant AwardAnnounced March 12/01

(Years 1-4)

2000/01 2001/02 2002/03 2003/04 2004/05$3,951,000 $3,932,000 $4,919,000 $5,077,000 $5,234,000

$23,113,000

Fiscal Year

Grand Total

2000/01 2001/02 2002/03 2003/04 2004/05$3,951,000 $3,932,000 $4,919,000 $5,077,000 $5,234,000

$23,113,000

Fiscal Year

Grand Total

This award is 95% of the amount requested in the proposal and provides an annual base budget of $5.778M

75% from NSERC (Engineering & Science Research Council)

25% from SSHRC (Social Science Research Council)

This award is 95% of the amount requested in the proposal and provides an annual base budget of $5.778M

75% from NSERC (Engineering & Science Research Council)

25% from SSHRC (Social Science Research Council)

Present Research Program Metrics(Year 1)

Researchers: 245 (including 195 in universities)

Universities: 28 + 3 hospitals

Partners: over 120 industrial, government and institutional partners

HQP: approx. 70 u/g + 220 graduates

Research Budget: approx. $10 million/year

Member Institutions

PARTNERSHIPS (examples)

Theme AHealth, Safety and Injury Prevention

Research Projects # of Researchers

Safety Implications for Design Innovations 8

Vehicle Safety for Vulnerable Populations 10

Ind. Health and Safety in the Auto Industry 7

Safety Restraints for Children During Collisions 4

Theme BSocietal Issues

Research Projects # of Researchers

The Automobile and Public Policy 4

Labour Market & Restructuring 7

Dynamics of Restructuring and Competition 5

Anti-Social Behaviour and the Automobile 5

Theme CMaterials and Manufacturing

Research Projects # of Researchers

Magnesium Casting Processes 4

Foam Processes for Automotive Parts 13

Polymer Composites 23

Sheet & Tube Forming 10

New Generation Steels 7

Advanced Mfg. Assembly and Inspection 16

Theme CMaterials and Manufacturing

(continued)

Research Projects # of Researchers

Advanced Light Metal Casting & Matl. Dev. 7

Machinability of Lightweight Materials 6

Welding and Joining 9

Tools, Dies and Moulds 5

Thermal Coatings 12

Theme DPowertrains, Fuels and Emissions

Research Projects # of Researchers

Combustion Systems for Alternative Fuels 8

Lean Burn Combustion for Reducing Emissions 10

Reformer Technology for Fuel Cells 7

Infrastructure and Safety for Hydrogen 8

Theme EDesign Processes

Research Projects # of Researchers

Best Practices and Design Methodologies 8

Design for Rapid Manufacturing 4

Design for High Energy Absorption 3

Theme FIntelligent Systems and Sensors

Research Projects # of Researchers

Collaborative Driving System 6

Construction of an Integrated Navigation

Information Infrastructure 4

Interior Noise Environment

of Future Automobiles (active noise control) 14

Present Research Program Metrics(Year 1)

Theme NCE Non-NCE In-kind TotalA $473,311 $219,600 $545,400 $1,238,311B $447,763 $87,856 $78,000 $613,619C $2,321,213 $841,940 $1,707,477 $4,870,630D $612,131 $156,500 $125,000 $893,631E $104,226 $10,000 $31,000 $145,226F $510,621 $160,500 $263,500 $934,621

NIF $415,000 $415,000Total $4,884,265 $1,476,396 $2,750,377 $9,111,038

Theme NCE Non-NCE In-kind TotalA $473,311 $219,600 $545,400 $1,238,311B $447,763 $87,856 $78,000 $613,619C $2,321,213 $841,940 $1,707,477 $4,870,630D $612,131 $156,500 $125,000 $893,631E $104,226 $10,000 $31,000 $145,226F $510,621 $160,500 $263,500 $934,621

NIF $415,000 $415,000Total $4,884,265 $1,476,396 $2,750,377 $9,111,038

Research Program Budget

Highly Qualified People

HQP from most research programs People with deep

expert knowledge

HQP needed by industries and governments

People with expert knowledge plus a

broad vision and contextual understanding

The AUTO21 Student SeminarAUTO21 will bring all of the students together annually to learn about the breadth of automotive research and about the auto industry and the breadth of automotive research:

Seminar describing all of the research projects in the Network,

Plant tours,

Interactive, multidisciplinary workshops,

Meeting colleagues from other universities working on other projects,

Talks by industry experts on major trends in the sector.

Developing Tomorrow’s Automotive Professionals Today

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D E F

Expert Knowledge

Broad Visionand Context

INNOVATION & WEALTH CREATION

AUTO21 Student Seminar - 2002

The first AUTO21 Student Seminar was held at the Cambridge Ontario June 6-8, 2002:

Hosted by Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada Ltd. (TMMC) at their Cambridge assembly plant.

Tours of TMMC and the facilities of the Linamar Corporation in nearby Guelph Ontario,

Over 100 attendees learned and worked together about trends and careers in the automotive industry.

Administrative Offices

Centre for Automotive Research and Education

754 California Ave. Windsor, Ontario

(519) 253-3000 ext. 4134

Developing the best people and the best technology for the future of

the automotive industry

www.auto21.ca

www.nce.gc.ca