Team Vision IITK is a student team of IIT Kanpur. We are a dynamic team of 17 engineering undergrad students who have come together to demonstrate technical, designing and management skills to compete in the Intelligent Ground Vehicle Competition 2019.
Approximately 40 teams typically from India, Europe, and the USA participate in this competition. We are also aiming to participate in NASA Space Robotics Challenge which is a virtual competition of advance robotic software and autonomous capabilities for space exploration missions on the surface of extraterrestrial objects, such as distant planets or moons. We work together at IIT Kanpur’s Imagering Lab - with a common goal of making the best autonomous robot.
Team VISiON debuted in IGVC in 2018 and achieved 5th rank in the design competition and 12th rank overall internationally among 36 teams. In the second attempt of the team at 27th Intelligent Ground Vehicle Competition (IGVC), our vehicle, Daksh II stood 2nd in the Grand Challenge (Overall Competition) among 37 international teams and achieved 3rd rank in Autonomous Navigation (the AutoNav Challenge). Apart from AutoNav, our team also participated in the Interoperability Profiles Challenge (IOP) and the Cyber Security Challenge, where we achieved 3rd and 4th ranks respectively.
Team VISiON (previously Team IGVC-IITK), a robotics team from IIT Kanpur is a group of highly motivated students with a passion for robotics consisting of Undergraduate Students and Faculty Advisor, working in the field of autonomous ground vehicles to participate in the Intelligent Ground Vehicle Competition (IGVC), which is being held at Oakland University, Michigan, USA pointer-eventsry year in June for the past 26 years. Approximately 40 teams typically from India, Europe, and the USA participate in this competition. We are also aiming to participate in NASA Space Robotics Challenge which is a virtual competition to advance robotic software and autonomous capabilities for space exploration missions on the surface of extraterrestrial objects, such as distant planets or moons.
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Our autonomous bot, Daksh-II is a 3-wheel differential drive vehicle with a front-mounted castor wheel. A sensor frame is attached to the chassis on which we have mounted various sensors like a Laser Scanner, Stereo Camera, Encoders, IMU, GPS, etc.
For the curious minds out there, here is the entire Design Report.
For a sneak peek through the entire working mechanism of Daksh-II, visit the below link.
Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur is one of the premier science and engineering schools in the world and undoubtedly the most respected educational institutions in India. Over the years it has been consistently ranked among the top engineering schools by several national and international surveys. IIT Kanpur has been ranked sixth in the NIRF rankings for the year 2019. The aim of the Institute is to provide meaningful education, to conduct original research of the highest standard and to provide leadership in technological innovation.
The Intelligent Ground Vehicle Competition (IGVC) is an annual international robotics competition for teams of undergraduate and graduate students. Teams design and build an autonomous ground vehicle capable of completing several difficult challenges.
Competition is well suited to senior design “capstone” courses as well as extracurricular design projects.
The competition has taken place each year since 1993. The competition is normally held on the campus of Oakland University in Rochester, Michigan, although it has occasionally moved to other venues within the state of Michigan. Approximately 40 teams typically participate in this competition.
