The Ohio State/Wilberforce University Team Takes Home First Place in Year Two of the EcoCAR EV Challenge
The Ohio State/Wilberforce University Team Takes Home First Place in Year Two of the EcoCAR EV Challenge
Georgia Tech and McMaster University round out the top three placing teams
佐治亞理工學院和麥克馬斯特大學進入排名前三的球隊
PHOENIX, May 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Ohio State/Wilberforce University Team has been named the Year Two champion of the EcoCAR Electric Vehicle (EV) Challenge, followed by Georgia Tech in second place and McMaster University (CA) in third place. The Year Two competition challenged teams to complete a series of vehicle events, comparable to tests automakers conduct, to ensure the vehicles perform as expected. Teams also presented to judges in several categories.
鳳凰城，2024年5月23日 /PRNewswire/ — 俄亥俄州立大學/威爾伯福斯大學隊被評爲EcoCar電動汽車（EV）挑戰賽的二年級冠軍，其次是佐治亞理工學院獲得第二名，麥克馬斯特大學（CA）獲得第三名。第二年的比賽要求各車隊完成一系列車輛賽事，這些賽事可與汽車製造商進行的測試相媲美，以確保車輛按預期運行。參賽隊伍還分幾個類別向評委進行了介紹。
A leader in automotive engineering education, the EcoCAR EV Challenge is a cross-disciplinary competition among 15 North American universities designed to build an EV talent pipeline and is managed by Argonne National Laboratory and sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), General Motors (GM), and MathWorks. In Fall 2023, teams received their 2023 Cadillac LYRIQ that they are reengineering to complete complex, real-world technical EV challenges, including enhancing the propulsion system to optimize energy efficiency, while maintaining consumer expectations for performance and driving experience for the remainder of the EV Challenge.
作爲汽車工程教育領域的領導者，EcoCar EV Challenge是一項由15所北美大學組成的跨學科競賽，旨在建立電動汽車人才儲備，由阿貢國家實驗室管理，由阿貢國家實驗室贊助 美國能源部 （DOE）， 通用汽車 (GM)，以及 MathWorks。2023 年秋季，各車隊收到了他們的 2023 年凱迪拉克 LYRIQ，他們正在對其進行重新設計，以完成複雜的現實電動汽車技術挑戰，包括增強推進系統以優化能源效率，同時保持消費者對電動汽車挑戰賽剩餘部分的性能和駕駛體驗的期望。
"I'm proud that our office is able to celebrate this important milestone, where the vehicles underwent technical inspection, baseline testing, and subsystem designs to ensure their readiness for the final competition," stated Dr. Austin Brown, Vehicle Technologies Office Director at the DOE. "During Year Two of the EV Challenge, teams focused on completing propulsion and connected and automated vehicle system components vehicle integration. I can't wait to see how the teams modify the vehicle using their new skills – both in this competition and in their careers after."
美國能源部車輛技術辦公室主任奧斯汀·布朗博士說：“我爲我們的辦公室能夠慶祝這一重要里程碑感到自豪，車輛接受了技術檢查、基線測試和子系統設計，以確保它們爲最後的競爭做好準備。”“在電動汽車挑戰賽的第二年中，各團隊專注於完成推進以及聯網和自動駕駛車輛系統組件的車輛集成。我迫不及待地想看看車隊如何使用他們的新技能來改裝戰車——無論是在本次比賽中還是在之後的職業生涯中。”
Vehicles are expected to pass an On-Road Safety Evaluation (ORSE), acceleration test, endurance and energy consumption (EEC) test and longitudinal control test to evaluate the vehicle's dynamic handling characteristics and verify the ability of the vehicle to safely perform maneuvers it would face in real-world driving situations. Teams also identified any areas of improvement as they look ahead to year three.
車輛預計將通過道路安全評估（ORSE）、加速測試、耐力和能耗（EEC）測試以及縱向控制測試，以評估車輛的動態操控特性，並驗證車輛在現實駕駛情況下安全執行操縱的能力。各團隊在展望第三年時還確定了任何需要改進的領域。
The Ohio State University and Wilberforce University EcoCAR team partnered together to compete in the EcoCAR EV Challenge, and the team strives to provide students with the skills and experience necessary to push the envelope of vehicle and sustainable technology, embrace diversity and foster a competitive spirit in both the competition and in their future careers. The winning team scored 781 out of 1,000 total points. Georgia Tech received 756 points and McMaster University trailed by just six points with 750 points.
俄亥俄州立大學和威爾伯福斯大學的EcoCar團隊合作參加了EcoCar電動汽車挑戰賽，該團隊致力於爲學生提供必要的技能和經驗，以突破車輛和可持續技術的極限，擁抱多樣性，並在競爭和未來的職業生涯中培養競爭精神。獲勝的隊伍在總分1,000分中拿下了781分。佐治亞理工學院獲得756分，麥克馬斯特大學以750分僅落後6分。
"Congratulations to Ohio State and Wilberforce University team on their win," Chris Trush, Director - Automated Driving and Active Safety Application Software at GM. "As a long-time sponsor of Advanced Vehicle Technology Competitions, it is exciting to present the teams with EVs and be a part of the hands-on opportunity students receive as they gather the necessary skills as they pursue careers in the automotive industry. We are looking forward to watching the students continue to grow and hone these skills throughout the remainder of the competition."
通用汽車自動駕駛和主動安全應用軟件董事克里斯·特魯什：“恭喜俄亥俄州立大學和威爾伯福斯大學團隊獲勝。”“作爲先進車輛技術競賽的長期贊助商，能夠向團隊展示電動汽車，並參與學生在汽車行業追求職業生涯時獲得的實踐機會，這真是令人興奮。我們期待看到學生們在接下來的比賽中繼續成長並磨練這些技能。”
The Tear Two final competition took place in two parts – May 13-18 in Yuma, Ariz. at General Motors Desert Proving Ground and May 19-22 in Phoenix.
Tear Two決賽分兩部分進行——5月13日至18日在亞利桑那州尤馬的通用汽車沙漠試驗場和5月19日至22日在鳳凰城舉行。
"This year, MathWorks provided students with a deep stack of simulation, testing, and validation products to control their newly integrated propulsion systems and controls software on their LYRIQs," said Lauren Tabolinksy, Worldwide Student and Academic Programs Manager at MathWorks. "It's exciting to see the students use a rich set of Model-Based Design tools to build and test their designs as they expand their knowledge of the automotive industry."
MathWorksy全球學生和學術項目經理勞倫·塔博林克西說：“今年，MathWorks爲學生提供了大量模擬、測試和驗證產品，用於在LyriQs上控制新集成的推進系統和控制軟件。“看到學生們在擴展汽車行業知識的同時，使用一套豐富的基於模型的設計工具來構建和測試他們的設計，真是令人興奮。”
For more information about the EcoCAR EV Challenge, please visit avtcseries.org.
有關 EcoCar 電動汽車挑戰賽的更多信息，請訪問 avtcserie.org。
About EcoCAR EV Challenge:
Managed by Argonne National Laboratory and sponsored by DOE, General Motors, and MathWorks, the EcoCAR EV Challenge is a four-year collegiate engineering program that builds on the successful 35-year history of Department of Energy Advanced Vehicle Technology Competitions (AVTC), which exemplifies the power of government/industry partnerships to address our nation's toughest energy and mobility challenges and provide practical skills to the future leaders of the transportation workforce. More than 30,000 students from 111 unique educational institutions have participated, seeding the industry with engineers who have helped redefine the automobile over the last three decades.
關於 EcoCar 電動汽車挑戰賽：
EcoCar 電動汽車挑戰賽由阿貢國家實驗室管理，由美國能源部、通用汽車和MathWorks贊助，是一項爲期四年的大學工程項目，建立在能源部先進車輛技術競賽（AVTC）35年的成功歷史基礎上，體現了政府/行業合作在應對我們國家最艱難的能源和交通挑戰以及爲未來的交通勞動力領導者提供實用技能方面的力量。來自111所獨特教育機構的3萬多名學生參與其中，爲該行業培養了在過去三十年中幫助重新定義汽車的工程師。
The U.S. Department of Energy and its research and development facility, Argonne National Laboratory, provide competition management, team evaluation and logistical support. Other sponsors provide hardware, software, and training.
美國能源部及其研發機構阿貢國家實驗室提供競爭管理、團隊評估和後勤支持。其他贊助商提供硬件、軟件和培訓。
General Motors provides each of the competing teams with a Cadillac LYRIQ – the brand's first all-electric vehicle built on GM's Ultium Platform which encompasses a common set of propulsion components – battery cells, modules, packs, and a family for Ultium Drive units. GM also provides vehicle components, seed money, technical mentoring, and operational support.
通用汽車爲每支參賽隊伍提供凱迪拉克LYRIQ，這是該品牌首款基於通用汽車Ultium平台打造的全電動汽車，其中包括一組通用的推進組件——電池電池、模塊、電池組和Ultium Drive單元系列。通用汽車還提供車輛部件、種子資金、技術指導和運營支持。
A foundational principle of EcoCAR is the use of Model-Based Design, a mathematical and visual design approach using MATLAB and Simulink that enables users to manage projects quickly and cost-effectively, collaborate on designs, and develop complex embedded systems. MathWorks provides teams with a full suite of software tools, simulation models, training, technical mentoring, and operational support.
EcoCar 的基本原則是使用基於模型的設計，這是一種使用 MATLAB 和 Simulink 的數學和可視化設計方法，使用戶能夠快速、經濟高效地管理項目、協作設計和開發複雜的嵌入式系統。MathWorks 爲團隊提供全套軟件工具、仿真模型、培訓、技術指導和運營支持。
Contact: Kimberly DeClark, EcoCAR
(202) 441-0096
聯繫人：Kimberly Declark，EcoCar
(202) 441-0096
SOURCE EcoCAR EV Challenge
來源 EcoCar 電動汽車挑戰賽
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