HEVT EcoCAR Challenge

And that is a wrap on Year 3 of the @EcoCARChallenge! We are excited to bring home two awards this year. Congrats to all students and teams on their accomplishments this year and thanks to all of the faculty and sponsors for their endless support! #HEVT #AVTC #EcoCAR

Thanks! @VTEngineering

We had a very successful Year 3 and we can’t wait to get back to work in Year 4! #HEVT #EcoCAR #AVTC #VirginiaTech #GoHokies

In addition to the competition, we also traveled to TRC in Ohio to continue testing our 2019 Chevrolet Blazer alongside @OSUEcoCAR and @WVU_EcoCAR

We’ve had a busy past week! From May 18th-20th we participated in the Year 3 Competition and gave our 6 presentations on our team’s work during Year 3 of the @EcoCARChallenge. We also were presented with the award for the Best Mid-Year Project Status Presentation!

We are less than two weeks away from the start of the Y3 Competition - May will be full of events so be sure to plan your schedule out in advance! See below for the full list of events and learn more in our Green Garage Blog: bit.ly/3cKACuX | #EcoCARMobilityChallenge

The @vtHEVT Connected and #Autonomous Vehicle subteam is garnering attention from all the right places in Year 3 - take a peek under the hood of the CAVs team in our latest Green Garage Blog: bit.ly/3sykr8D | #EcoCARMobilityChallenge

“This project is an excellent complement to a degree program that is always seeking to balance its heavy theoretical work with practical experiences that enrich the lives of students and society.” -Dr. Luke F. Lester, Virginia Tech ECE Department Head

MathWorks supports competitions by providing judges for team presentations, participating in networking and sponsor social events, and even sponsoring the MathWorks Model Based Design Award from Year 2 Competition! #MathWorksMonday #MathWorks #Simulink #MATLAB #HEVT #EcoCAR

Each year @EcoCARChallenge students participate at the yearly competition. Competition serves as a great opportunity for students to present on their hard work and their team’s vehicle development. @MathWorks plays a crucial role at competition too!

Want to learn more about what happens at a MathWorks hosted workshop? Check out this Green Garage Blog post from the EcoCAR Challenge Year 2 Fall Workshop, hosted at the MathWorks Headquarters in Natick, MA. avtcseries.org/year-two-fall-… #MathWorksMonday #MathWorks #HEVT #AVTC #EcoCAR

Did you know that MathWorks often hosts an EcoCAR Workshop? Workshops serve as a great way for students from all teams to learn more about their swimlanes, interact with other teams, work with competition sponsors and learn more about the variety of sponsors that EcoCAR has!

Initial testing of our engine torque control on the vehicle lift has been successful and we are eager to get into more extensive vehicle testing in the near future! #HEVT #AVTCs #EcoCAR #EcoCARMobility #Chevrolet #Blazer #VirginiaTech #Hokie

MIL testing is an integral part of our software development process that allows for comprehensive testing of our hybrid powertrain control code. Want to learn more about Powertrain Blockset? Check out this link below! mathworks.com/products/power… #MathWorksMonday #Simulink #MATLAB

The Powertrain Blockset in Simulink serves as the foundation for the HEVT PCM subteam to build robust vehicle physics models that allow for accurate model-in-loop (MIL) simulation capabilities. #HEVT #AVTCs #EcoCAR #EcoCARMobilityChallenge (picture from @MathWorks)

This new development will enable more rapid control code development and requirements testing, ultimately leading to a safer and more efficient vehicle. #HEVT #AVTC #EcoCAR #MathWorks #MathWorksMonday #Sponsor

Our PCM subteam has just released the newest version of our vehicle model built using model-based design practices enabled by #MATLAB and #Simulink thanks to @MathWorks.

MARK YOUR CALENDAR! The @EcoCARChallenge Year 3 Competition will be held virtually May 18-20, 2021. We can't wait to present all of the hard work we have been doing this year! #HEVT #AVTC #EcoCAR #VirginiaTech

Until then, check out this throwback from EcoCAR 3 Year 3 Fall Workshop hosted at @MathWorks in Natick, MA! #HEVT #EcoCAR #MathWorks #MathWorksMonday #Sponsor #AVTC

#MATLAB and #Simulink are Model-Based Design programs that allow students in the @EcoCARChallenge to design algorithms, create simulations, deploy code and speed up software development for our projects. Next week we will show some of the ways that HEVT uses #MATLAB and #Simulink