The 33 finalists battled it out in the J N Tata Auditorium at the Indian Institute of Science in Bengaluru. “This is a great platform for students to explore their creativity by using some of the latest technology available for feature-rich smart cars,” said Guruswamy Ganesh, vice president and country manager for Freescale Semiconductor India. “Freescale intends to remain committed to initiatives that nurture the innovation eco-system.”
This event showcased the collaborative and competitive spirits of the engineering students as they defined their concepts and projects, highlighting the progressive innovation ecosystem in India. “This initiative not only provides participants a chance to work on the next-gen technologies but also to broaden their horizons and give them an opportunity to demonstrate their creative abilities.” added Guruswamy Ganesh.
In the competition, students were required to assemble an intelligent model racing car that automatically recognized the specially designed race track at the venue. Freescale provided technical support as well as the model car kits and development tools required to build a model racing car based on Freescale MCU technology. The event was the result of several months of challenging work in designing and assembling smart model cars for the race.
The participating teams were judged by a panel of experts from the automobile industry, embedded systems domain and academia. The entries were judged on the basis of several parameters, including speed, design and technology. The team whose car completed the race with the best performance ratings on various parameters was declared the winner. The prize money for the six winning teams included first prize (Rs.1,00, 000); second prize (Rs. 50,000), third prize (Rs. 25,000) and three consolation prizes (Rs. 10,000 each).
“We always encourage opportunities like these where companies come forward to mentor our future talent,” said Professor K. Gopakumar, chairman of the CEDT. CEDT is proud to be associated with Freescale and its team of experts.”
Winners-
1st Prize – Team, HORS-BORDS from SVNIT (Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology (Surat) – Participants name – Amit Tank, Atul Jariwala, Vivek Kholia completed in 25.68 second
2nd Prize –Team, MCIS from Manipal University (Manipal) – Participants name Shabeer Ali, Sneha Joseph, Rajendra Babu completed in 30.59 seconds
3rd prize – Team, Vishva from SVNIT (Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology (Surat) – Participants name - Vivek Gandhi, Varun Chiddarwan, Vishal Jain completed in 34.49 seconds
Consolation Prizes
Team The Nebulae from BMS College of Engineering
Team XLNC from Thapar University
Team BMS Races from BMS College of Engineering
About Freescale Semiconductor India
Headquartered in Noida, Freescale has more than 1000 employees across its India operations including a research and development centre in Noida, software centre in Hyderabad and sales office in Bangalore and is focused on delivering next-generation technologies. For more information visit www.freescale.com/india
About Freescale Semiconductor
Freescale Semiconductor (NYSE:FSL) is a global leader in the design and manufacture of embedded semiconductors for the automotive, consumer, industrial and networking markets. The company is based in Austin, Texas, and has design, research and development, manufacturing and sales operations around the world. www.freescale.com
About CEDT, Indian Institute of Science (IISc)
The Centre for Electronics Design and Technology (CEDT) was established in 1974 at the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, with the joint support of the then Department of Electronics (DoE), Ministry of Education, University Grants Commission and Swiss Agency for Development and Co-operation under the Technical and Scientific Co-operation Agreement, New Delhi of 1966 between Governments of India and Switzerland. CEDT is now a full Centre in the division of Electrical Sciences of the Indian Institute of Science.
