SCHEDULE
The Formula Bharat Driverless Vehicle Workshop will run from September 2023 until November 2023. The sessions will be held online, via Zoom (unless another medium has been specified). All sessions will be scheduled according to Indian Standard Time (IST). The content will be delivered in English.
The details shared in the table below must be considered as tentative and subject to changes. The administrators will ensure that participants are made aware of any changes to the schedule.
Last updated: September 19, 2023
| Date | Time (IST) | Organizer | Module | Topic | Description | Speaker(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri, Sep 1, 2023 | 02:00 PM - 03:30 PM | Altair | Module 1 | Integrated system-of-systems simulation connecting 0D, 1D and 3D co-simulations | o Explore the virtual system level modelling connecting multiple physics to build the complex vehicle. Further, build virtual controls systems for various technologies like obstacle detection, cruise control, collision avoidance and emergency braking etc. o Utilize the flexibility by connecting with virtual reality engines like Unreal engine, Carla. Validate various scenarios in Carla which is an autonomous driving research engine. | Manoj KV |
| Mon, Sep 4, 2023 | 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Altair | Module 2 & 3 | Advanced data analytics & AI/ML to enable Real time Digital Twins | o Data analytics and machine learning are now an integral part of autonomous vehicles as self-driving cars need the human brain and eye. o Explore AI/ML starting from easily prepping the data from any source, developing models to production and process massive data generated over the tests. | Sandeep Yadav, Rohit Munda, Manoj KV |
| Wed, Sep 6, 2023 | 02:00 PM - 03:30 PM | Altair | Module 4 | Radar Antenna Design and Integration | o Apply a wide array of engineering for antennas: from design to placement to communication. o Accurately simulate radar antenna design & integration aspects, including radome, bumper effects and a solution for ultrasonic sensors. o Explore 5G Antenna design and placement, 5G wave propagation models and ray-tracing for the next generation connectivity. | Soundarya Venkatesan, Rafi Ullah |
| Wed, Sep 6, 2023 | 03:30 PM - 04:30 PM | Altair | Module 5 | Virtual Drive Tests for ADAS Radar Sensors and Communication Antennas | o Apply a full environment including buildings, cars and street objects to get accurate representations of the radio waves impinging on the antennas and the multipath radar channels including reflections, diffractions and scattered contributions. o Allow realistic and fully reproducible evaluations of different options for the antennas and sensors including their integration and configuration. | Soundarya Venkatesan, Rafi Ullah |
| Wed, Sep 6, 2023 | TBD | Bosch Global Software Technologies | Evaluation | Mini Project to demonstrate the SLAM à used for the evaluation | o ROS, Fusion and Localization skills o Python/C++ Skills to complete the project | Ghosh Sabyasachi Sonal Ranjan Patel |
| Fri, Sep 8, 2023 | 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM | Altair | Module 6 | Embedded System Design & Open Vision for ADAS | o Design, analysis and algorithm development for image and video processing, and real time implementation . o Develop OpenVision applications including Lane detection / tracking, object detection, avoidance, lane keep assistance and many others. o Automatic Code generation and deployment on Microprocessors like Rasberry Pi and AMD64. | Chandra Kumar, Vishnu Mohan |
| Fri, Sep 8, 2023 | 02:00 PM - 03:30 PM | Altair | Module 7 | Advanced Simulations to Assist Development of Autonomous Vehicles | o Electrical and Electromechanical device simulations using Altair Flux. o Learn virtual development using CFD for autonomous vehicle design improvement. o Advanced structural analysis ans optimization. o Efficient product development with simulation driven rapid design. | Sushil Mane |
| Mon, Sep 11, 2023 | 03:00 PM - 05:00 PM | Typhoon HIL | Module 1 | Real time Simulation and its Application in E-mobility using Typhoon HIL | o Introduction to Typhoon HIL Technology o Basic Simulation | Dr. Saalim Qureshi, Dr.Shamsher Ansari |
| Tue, Sep 12, 2023 | 03:00 PM - 05:00 PM | Typhoon HIL | Module 2 | Real time Simulation and its Application in E-mobility using Typhoon HIL | o Basics of EV o Modelling of Electric Vehicle schematic using signal processing library | Era Bajpai |
| Wed, Sep 13, 2023 | 03:00 PM - 05:00 PM | Typhoon HIL | Module 3 | Real time Simulation and its Application in E-mobility using Typhoon HIL | Modelling of Electric Vehicle SCADA panel using advanced SCADA library widgets | Era Bajpai |
| Thu, Sep 14, 2023 | 03:00 PM - 05:00 PM | Typhoon HIL | Module 4 | Real time Simulation and its Application in E-mobility using Typhoon HIL | Modelling & simulation of ubiquitous propulsion system for unmanned vehicles in schematic environment | Dr. Saalim Qureshi, Dr.Shamsher Ansari |
| Fri, Sep 15, 2023 | 03:00 PM - 05:00 PM | Typhoon HIL | Module 5 | Real time Simulation and its Application in E-mobility using Typhoon HIL | Preparation of the SCADA panel of unmanned vehicle | Dr. Saalim Qureshi, Dr.Shamsher Ansari |
| Sun, Sep 17, 2023 | 06:30 PM - 08:30 PM | Dr. B. Chandra Sekhar | - | Cybersecurity for Automotive | Dr. B. Chandra Sekhar | |
| Thu, Sep 21, 2023 | 04:00 PM - 05:00 PM | Bosch Global Software Technologies | Module 1 | Robot Operating System (ROS) for Autonomous Driving | ROS Basics with Rviz/Python/C++ | Kesava Mani Uthayakumar Sonal Ranjan Patel |
| Fri, Sep 22, 2023 | 04:00 PM - 06:00 PM | Bosch Global Software Technologies | Module 1 | Robot Operating System (ROS) for Autonomous Driving | How to construct a Autonomous Driving software stack using ROS | Kesava Mani Uthayakumar Sonal Ranjan Patel |
| Mon, Sep 25, 2023 | 03:30 PM - 05:30 PM | Bosch Global Software Technologies | Module 3 | Mapping and Localization | Visual & Lidar Odomtery | Goyal Herry Kesh Jadhav S Sanket Giri Gunjan |
| Tue, Sep 26, 2023 | 03:30 PM - 05:30 PM | Bosch Global Software Technologies | Module 3 | Mapping and Localization | Mapping & Localization (Theory)+SLAM using 2D LiDAR | Atmakuri Suneel Srinivasa Reddy Ravishankar |
| Fri, Sep 29, 2023 | 05:30 PM - 07:00 PM | MathWorks | Module 1 | 3D Scenes for Automated Driving | Creating 3D environments for testing and validating the performance of automated driving algorithms. | Munish Raj |
| Tue, Oct 3, 2023 | 04:00 PM - 05:00 PM | Bosch Global Software Technologies | Module 2 | Sensor Fusion in Autonomous Driving | Concepts | Nageswaran Ganesh Nanduri Harika |
| Wed, Oct 4, 2023 | 04:00 PM - 06:00 PM | Bosch Global Software Technologies | Module 2 | Sensor Fusion in Autonomous Driving | Basic implementation using Open Source data | Nageswaran Ganesh Nanduri Harika |
| Thu, Oct 5, 2023 | 07:30 PM - 08:30 PM | KA-RaceIng | Module 1 | Overview of AS System and Keep it simple | - | Bastian Franze |
| Fri, Oct 6, 2023 | 06:00 PM - 07:30 PM | Nivedita & Pranav Halgekar | - | Role of Vehicle Integration in development of Autonomous Vehicle | o Automotive product development cycle o Role of Vehicle Integration o Major Components for Autonomous Driving o Use Cases/ Examples | Nivedita & Pranav Halgekar |
| Mon, Oct 9, 2023 | 01:00 PM - 02:30 PM | e-gnition Hamburg | Module 1 | - Team Management - Showcase autonomous steering actuation | Vincent Jünemann, Volker Neff | |
| Tue, Oct 10, 2023 | 01:00 PM - 02:30 PM | e-gnition Hamburg | Module 2 | - Overview of our autonomous Formula Student software stack - Safety in FS Driverless | Lasse Lüder, Vincent Jünemann, Volker Neff | |
| Thu, Oct 12, 2023 | 02:30 PM - 04:00 PM | MathWorks | Module 2 | Visual Detection of Cones | Identifying and tracking traffic cones using computer vision techniques. | Liping Wang |
| Tue, Oct 17, 2023 | 10:00 AM - 01:00 PM | Hexagon | Module 1 | Overview of Vires VTD, Creation of a Real-world environment | Dhanasekar Venkatesan, Suraj Vernekar | |
| Wed, Oct 18, 2023 | 10:00 AM - 01:00 PM | Hexagon | Module 2 | Dynamic environment and simulation, Sensor placement and integration, VTD ADAS applications, VTD – ADAMS integration | Dhanasekar Venkatesan, Suraj Vernekar | |
| Sat, Oct 28, 2023 | 06:00 PM - 07:30 PM | Prithvi Kancharla | - | Introduction to Autonomous Driving & Design of Modern Automotive HMi | o Autonomous Driving o AD Levels o AD Features & Examples o What is HMI o HMI in present Cars o HMI across different car segments o Required mats and design of the HMI Units | Prithvi Kancharla |
| Thu, Nov 2, 2023 | 07:30 PM - 08:30 PM | KA-RaceIng | Module 2 | Adaptive Velocity planning, together with velocity estimation | Bastian Franze | |
| Fri, Nov 3, 2023 | 05:30 PM - 07:00 PM | MathWorks | Module 3 | Path Planning and Trajectory Control of Autonomous Vehicles | Developing algorithms to plan and control the paths of autonomous vehicles | Veer Alakshendra |
| Wed, Nov 8, 2023 | 07:00 PM - 08:30 PM | MathWorks | Module 4 | Getting started with ROS in MATLAB and Simulink | Akshra Narasimhan Ramakrishnan | |
| Thu, Nov 9, 2023 | 07:30 PM - 08:30 PM | KA-RaceIng | Module 3 | Testing and Validation | Bastian Franze | |
| TBD | TBD | Suresh Prabu V | - | Functional Safety in Autonomous Vehicles | Suresh Prabu V | |
| TBD | TBD | Dr Pramod Kumar Naik | Module 2 | Design and Development of ADAS Systems - Computer Vision Algorithms | o Introduction to Deep Learning and Computer Vision for ADAS o Demo Session: Vehicle and Pedestrian Detetction Algorithms for ADAS o Addressing Challenges in Deep Learning Workflows for ADAS | Dr Pramod Kumar Naik |
| TBD | TBD | Dr Pramod Kumar Naik | Module 1 | Design and Development of ADAS Systems - Computer Vision Algorithms | o Introduction to ADAS and Computer Vision Algorithms o Demo Session: Machine Learning Algorithms for ADAS | Dr Pramod Kumar Naik |