Battery Research, Development, and Innovations

Battery Research, Development, and Innovations

R2i2 School of Innovation Columbia SC image of students working on building an electric vehicle students
Course:
680900CW

PREREQUISITES: Mechanical Design 1 OR Siemens Engineering 1; Clean Energy Systems; Electric Vehicle Fundamentals
*** Students must earn a C or better in Clean Energy Systems to take this course***

Credit: 1

Grade Level: 11, 12

Course Description: In this capstone course for the Advanced Automotive Engineering Technology pathway, students will apply prior knowledge of sustainable energy, electric vehicles, and design to create an innovation in the clean energy or automotive sector. Using an invention process from Lemelson-MIT, students will research a problem in local industry and follow human-centered design to engineer a unique solution, resulting in a functional prototype and a provisional patent.