{"id":16,"date":"2022-04-08T00:58:22","date_gmt":"2022-04-08T00:58:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/mogblog\/?p=16"},"modified":"2022-04-08T00:58:22","modified_gmt":"2022-04-08T00:58:22","slug":"musing-on-autonomous-vehicles-and-racing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/mogblog\/2022\/04\/08\/musing-on-autonomous-vehicles-and-racing\/","title":{"rendered":"Musing on Autonomous Vehicles and Racing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The importance of racing<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\" style=\"border-radius:36px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"17\" src=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/5468\/files\/2022\/04\/f1-monaco1-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"image from https:\/\/frenchriviera.travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/f1-monaco1.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-17\" srcset=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/5468\/files\/2022\/04\/f1-monaco1-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/5468\/files\/2022\/04\/f1-monaco1-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/5468\/files\/2022\/04\/f1-monaco1-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/5468\/files\/2022\/04\/f1-monaco1.jpeg 1180w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Racing combines various engineering fields and human athletic ability to produce machinery at the bleeding edge of technology. Throughout a typical season, teams will continuously develop the car, creating necessary component upgrades to allow for top performance. These components are sometimes useful enough to make the transition to commercial vehicles. Things like active suspension, traction control, and anti-lock brake systems are all technologies that originated from racing development. The Williams FW14B car (from 1991, no less) was a particularly forward-thinking vehicle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Story of Legendary Williams FW14B - Full Documentary (2017)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/AG3FIaEUbSg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The pressure cooker of racing facilitates fast development and rapid technological advancement. Autonomous vehicles are the future of transportation but there&#8217;s still a long way to go before we reach <a href=\"https:\/\/www.synopsys.com\/automotive\/autonomous-driving-levels.html\">level 6<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Editorial<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>There are a few organized competitions based around autonomous vehicles, with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ERTffn3IpIs\">recent race happening in January 2022<\/a>. There&#8217;s also the slightly more professional <a href=\"https:\/\/roborace.com\/\">roborace<\/a> featuring DevBot 2.0. In my opinion, having a high-profile, dedicated racing series with autonomous vehicles would be an incredible opportunity for learning. The technology is fairly advanced so support from major auto manufacturers would be necessary (in addition to other major sponsors). The cars wouldn&#8217;t have to be super cars, however, and the required chassis could start with something like a mazda miata (a popular club-level racing choice).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The more I learn about autonomous vehicles the more excited I get. My group project is focused on creating a basic autonomous vehicle simulation using <a href=\"https:\/\/unity.com\/\">Unity<\/a>. It will be very interesting to gain useful insight into this topic. Will post more!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The importance of racing Racing combines various engineering fields and human athletic ability to produce machinery at the bleeding edge of technology. Throughout a typical season, teams will continuously develop the car, creating necessary component upgrades to allow for top performance. These components are sometimes useful enough to make the transition to commercial vehicles. 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