AVC 2014 Recap
Check out some of the highlights (and lowlights) from this year's AVC!
The 2014 SparkFun Autonomous Vehicle Competition has come and gone and, just as we anticipated, it was the biggest and best AVC ever. All told, we ended up with over 1300 people out at the reservoir watching some 93 teams compete in both the aerial and ground categories. Here's how the teams broke down:
Ground Vehicles
- Doping - 14
- Micro/PBR - 20
- Peloton - 28
- Non-Traditional - 5
Aerial Vehicles
- Rotating Wing - 17
- Fixed Wing - 9
There was a great mix of vehicle types and race strategies and it definitely kept the day interesting. Thank you to all of you who competed - the AVC truly wouldn't be so great without your awesome dedication and innovation.
If you weren't able to make the event, check out this video for some of the highlights from the day:
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If you have several hours to kill, you can also check out our coverage from the entire day here (Part 1) and here (Part 2).
If stills are more your thing, we have a handpicked selection of photos from the event on our Flickr page. There are some real gems in there so be sure to check them out!
So how did the competition actually shake out? Here's a list of winners, starting with our ground categories.
Micro/PBR
- First: Driving Miss Dizzy 2 (872 points)
- Second: Autoauton (741 points)
- Third: Ankle Biter (682 points)
Doping
- First: Troubled Child (892 points)
- Second: Savage Solder (813 Points)
- Third: SACBot (683 points)
Non-Traditional
- First: Phat Tire (308 Points)
- Second: Mr. T (250 Points)
- Third: Jinx (100 points)
Peleton
- First: Roadrunner (1079 points)
- Second: G-Force (870 Points)
- Third: Cardis (764 points)
Student Ground
- First: Cardis (764 points)
- Second: Wild STEM (713 points)
- Third: Streetsweeper (682 points)
For the aerial classes, these teams took home the prizes.
Fixed
- First: Aussie1 (1127 points)
- Second: UAV3K (955)
- Third: Bixler (501 points)
Rotating
- First: Dundee (1918 points)
- Second: Hexcode (1746 points)
- Third: Hugo (1295 points)
Student Air
- First: Gilbert (1095 points)
Thank you again to everyone who came out to the reservoir. Whether you were a competitor, a spectator, one of our food vendors, or an exhibitor, AVC 2014 was a smashing success because of your participation. We hope you had a wonderful time!
