Registration is now open for the 2024 American Control Conference Self-Driving Car Student Competition, which is hosted by Quanser.
This is a great opportunity for engineering students from around the world to use their knowledge and critical problem-solving skills. The competition tasks include but are not limited to:
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- Develop a map which defines the world the car is driving in
- Identify key objects in the environment and place them on the map
- Demonstrate aspects of self-driving while generating the map
What do the winners receive?
The winning package is definitely motivational:
- QCar – The feature vehicle of Quanser’s Self-Driving Car Studio
- QLabs Virtual QCar – 1-year subscription of digital twin virtual environment
- $2,000 cash prize (divided between student team-members)
- Golden QCar Trophy
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Students must register here by January 31, 2024 to compete.
There are 3 different Application Stages for competing teams to go through. This includes:
Stage 1: Virtual Design & Submission (runs until March 31, 2024)
Each team will be given a virtual environment compatible with the on-site demonstration; each team will have access to a virtual representation of vehicle models provided by Quanser. A list of tasks will be provided for each team to work on their designs and to test and verify their solutions. Each team will submit their conceptual plan at the end of this Phase.
Stage 2: Algorithm Validation on Physical Vehicles (runs until June 30, 2024)
After judging the outcomes of Stage 1, a short list of 6-8 qualifying teams will be sent a physical QCar, allowing them to transfer their code from the virtual environment to the physical self-driving car and provide the opportunity for algorithm validation and refinement before the in-person competition.
Stage 3: On-site Demonstration and Competition
The shortlisted teams will be invited to attend ACC 2024 in Toronto and participate in the on-site competition July 10 – 12, 2024.
Please encourage your students to participate in this enriching opportunity!
Contact us if you have any questions about the competition.
