By Li Han
Staff Writer of the Tsinghua News Center
Tsinghua won one special prize and one first prize in the final contest of the first “Freescale Cup” National Smart Car University Design Competition, held in the gymnasium of Tsinghua University August 21.
Using Freescale 16-bit micro-controller MC9S12DG128 as the core control unit, the players were expected to design control mechanism and systems (including sensor signal collection and processing, control algorithm and execution, driving motor and steering control, etc.), engineering, prototype and commissioning by their own and participate in field racing at the designated time and place.
Places (scores) of each participating team were determined primarily based on time taken by each racing car to complete the entire field racing, meanwhile taking scores of technical scheme, production and engineering quality into account.
A total of 25 teams from universities in China participated in the final contest.
