UTS Motorsports Autonomous Car project explained
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The team consists of both undergraduates and postgraduates, encompassing all the main components of robotics and autonomous vehicles: software, electrical and mechanical, as well as business, project, and team management. The team takes on the many challenges of building an autonomous car, such as computer vision, mapping and planning, car racing design, and power distribution and management. The competitions assess the performance, efficiency and autonomous capabilities of car designs in multiple dynamic events including acceleration, skidpan and autocross. Students must also present, discuss and justify their design decisions on aesthetics, cost, ergonomics, maintainability, and manufacturability.
The team's primary purpose is to provide students with a project space to develop their engineering and team skills in a practical environment, something not normally available in university degrees, where they can proudly display their achievements and create industry connections.
Some of the key areas of being part of the team are:
- Developing practical knowledge and provide invaluable experience for students across all faculties through the design and manufacture of a small Formula-style electric race car.
- Opportunity to work in new heights in academic and social development.
- Collaboration with the industry by running marketing activities and outreach program that raise the status of UTS as a leading technology University.
Learning opportunities
- Technical, research, critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
- Collaboration, personal management to independently plan, organise, create and execute.
- Creativity and technology skills.
Applicable knowledge
This project would suit students from 1st, 2nd, 3rd or 4th year and postgraduate.
How many places are available?
There are ten (10) student positions available.
Why is this important?
Being part of this team project provides students opportunities to create job-ready skills, increasing productivity and boosting research. This project can inspire, produce leaders and innovators, contribute to industry, potentially connect with partnership and sponsorship opportunities. There are so many facets to this project, which allow students to be exposed to different areas and or focus on specialised areas of interest.
Project leaders
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Scholarly Teaching Fellow, School of Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering -
Research Assistant, School of Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering -
Senior Lecturer, School of Electrical and Data Engineering
