Reported by: ZHANG Yutao
Photographed by: ZHANG Yutao
Translated by: WANG Xujie
Edited by: Jonathan Wylie
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The 9th?National College "Freescale Cup" Smart Car Contest?was held recently. After two days?of?close competition,?four?teams from HIT won?two?first prize?awards?and?two?second prize?awards.
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Over 2000 teams from?eight?main regions participated?in sub-division finals,?and?from this,204 teams?were?nominated for the National Finals.?The?“HIT-Innovative 305 Team” was extremely outstanding and?was named?the most creative group?in terms?of technicality?and ornamentation. The theme of this team?was “Amusement Park,”?and included?unilateral two-wheeled travel,?a?single wheel trolley maintaining?balance,?a?roller coaster,?a?car chase and other?unique aspects.?This team?won great compliments?from?the field of professional judges and student evaluators?and won the first national prize?for?first place.?The team,?“HIT aerospace Fuk Road - Team Knight Rider,”?won the first national prize?for?second place byexhibiting an?excellent program, wonderful explanation and the?clear?answer.
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The National College "Freescale Cup" Smart Car Contest is mainly sponsored by the Ministry of Education Steering Committee and also sponsored by Freescale. It is an innovative competition which mixes?science, fun,?and ornamental value,?and includes?the subjects?of computer science, automatic control, mode identification, sensor technology, electrical and electronic engineering, mechanical engineering,?and?vehicle?design, just to name a few.?It has become a national university technology competition among 300 universities from 30 provinces.
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Students from the?School of Electrical Engineering?and Automation?at?HIT have?taken part in this competition since 2011?and?have?won great support from?the?Undergraduate College,the?School Youth League,?and the?Logistics Group. The School of Electrical Engineeringand Automation?built?an?innovative practice smart car system, established an innovative practice base?and provided?an?instructor team.?The?Student?Smart?Car?Club has?usedscience and technological?innovation to achieve?incredible?self-organization, self-discipline,and?self-management.
The scene of the contest.?
HIT team preparing for the contest.
Participants at the contest.
