Autonomous Innovative Vehicle Design Challenge

Overview:  Student teams re-engineer a “Power Wheels” toddler jeep, creating a self-driving autonomous vehicle.  Teams design sensor & control systems, install hardware, and write code, to accomplish a variety of missions.  Students are introduced to programming (C, Python, and others), Microcontrollers, and sensor technologies (GPS, Ultrasonic, Vision, etc) as they re-engineer their jeep to operate autonomously within a connected & autonomous vehicle theme.  Vehicle performance scores are based upon the level of autonomy and complexity of the tasks they can accomplish, including collision avoidance, platooning, parallel parking, and more.  Student teams submit presentation videos for judging prior to competition day, and then demonstrate their vehicle functionality live at the annual IVD Challenge Day where they compete for “Performance Awards”

Performance Missions: Basic Navigation, Collision Avoidance, Parallel Parking, Platooning, GPS Navigation, and more

Judged Awards:  Winners are determined by our panel of volunteer industry professionals as they review team Presentation Videos prior to competition day.  Judged awards include:

• • • Innovation Award
    • Engineering Award
    • Craftsmanship Award
    • Ambassadorship Award
    • Presentation Award
    • Perfect Pitch Award

Costs:

• • • Season registration fee to Square One: $2000
    • Estimated team expenses: $3000-$4000
    • Total approximate cost to field a team: $5000-$6000
    • Misc expenses (travel, tools, supplies, etc) will vary significantly by team

MDE 99h Grant:   All Square One IVD Teams are eligible for the 99h Grant Program from the Michigan Department of Education.  The 99h program provides funding for registration fees, base vehicles, tools & supplies, “build budget”, food & travel, and teacher stipends.

• • • Rookie Team Grant: $6000 / year (max)
    • Veteran Team Grant: $5000 / year (max)
    • Coach Stipend Grant: $1500 / year (max)
    • Note: Teams must compete to fulfill grant requirements.  There is no limit to the number of 99h team grants that a district or school may receive.  Schools may have multiple teams from the same program, or multiple teams from multiple programs.

IVD Registration Process

• • • Request an official team number

    • Register for the IVD Season & pay annual registration fee

    • Receive access to all seasonal competition resources

    • Register for individual competitive events, when available

Included with Seasonal Registration:

• • • Season “Kick Off” Event in October  –  “IVD Challenge Day” Competition in May

    • Kickoff Workshop for 2 teachers & 5 team members
    • Access to all project resources (Project Parameters, presentations, videos, etc)
    • Participation in Annual IVD Challenge Day Competition
    • Access to exclusive Square One Events like “IVD Kettering Day” at Kettering University, and Industry Exposure Opportunities
    • Eligibility for student scholarships exclusively for IVD Alumni (from Kettering University, umlaut, and others)
    • Access to periodic Technical & Support Meetings
    • Ongoing tech support from IVD Project Specialist
    • On-site tech support available on request
    • Access to private website for networking & tech support