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2021 Innovative Vehicle Design Challenge Competition
Teams of high school students design, engineer, and build a fully functional one-person
vehicle. Each car must have a unique component that sets it apart from its competitors.
Students’ projects have included innovations from across the spectrum of automobile
engineering disciplines: safety features, body styling, driver comforts and more. Teams
were encouraged to look at sensor technology for this year’s challenge. Full Scale IVD
cars compete on three courses: Figure 8 for 20 minutes and the Grand Prix style Kettering The Square One Education Network is a Michigan based nonprofit educational organization
Test Track for one hour, and a sensor course requiring the student built vehicle to receive providing hands-on STEM experiences for K-12 students and teachers. Students build real world skills
through authentic application of STEM concepts.
messages from beacons on the course and use sensors to direct the car safely into its
parking space. Project Specialist Jim Schirmer. Sponsors include Washtenaw Community
You can find photos and video from today on Square One Education Network’s
College and the Michigan Department of Education
Facebook and Twitter @SquareOneNet or website www.squareonenetwork.org
Square One recognizes Mr. Mike Bammer, IVD Project Specialist and teacher at
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Lapeer Ed Tech. We lost Mr. Bammer to COVID 19. We honor his memory by
presenting the Mike Bammer Memorial Scholarship.
Program of Events
Safety Sensor/ Test 9:30am Kick Off at the Main stage near the Bulldog
Full Scale In Person Teams Figure 8 Lunch* 9:45am Mini IVD Driver’s Meeting at the Main stage near the Bulldog (May 18)
Check Parking** Track
10:00am Performances (weather permitting) begin
1 Innovation Academy 8:30 10:00 10-12:30 1:30 11:00
11-12:30pm Team lunch available at the Food Tent. See team lunch schedule.
2 Manoogian School 8:30 10:00 10-12:30 1:30 11:00
*Masks may be removed in this area only for eating. Space will be limited for safety.
3 Oxford High 1, Oxford 8:45 10:30 10-12:30 1:30 11:30 12:30pm Mini IVD High Speed Challenge begins on the southeast corner (May 18)
4 Williamston, Williamston 8:45 10:30 10-12:30 1:30 11:30 12:30pm Full Scale IVD drivers meeting @ yellow checkered flag (May 19)
9:00 1:30 pm Mini IVD Michigan Mini Oval (May 18)
5 Montcalm Area Career Center 11:00 10-12:30 1:30 12:00
1:30pm Full Scale IVD Long Course on the Test Track (May 19)
1:30pm Autonomous IVD Showcase (May 19)
2:30-3pm Teams help disassemble courses, stack cones, etc.
3pm Awards and Scholarship Presentations
Teams competing virtually: Ogemaw Heights High School, Southfield High School for Arts
Ongoing Visit the Bulldog area to check out displays and videos
and Tech, Stockbridge Jr/Sr High School and Unionville-Sebewaing High School.
**Teams will self schedule the Sensor/Parking Challenge between 10-12:30
*Team lunches will be available in the Dining Tent adjacent to MRC. Seating/Mask removal is
Many thanks to the students, teachers, parents, volunteers, partners and community limited. Please follow directions as noted on the tables and the health & safety volunteers.
members who make these projects a reality.
Autonomous IVD – Noted by Pink Flag ● Project specialist: Bob Smitka
Building upon a toddler “jeep” platform, students are introduced to Arduino, Raspberry Pi, ● The Zach MacLean Memorial Scholarship will be awarded to a Mini IVD student going on to
Beaglebone and other microprocessors, GPS technologies, and motion sensors as they further training in technical areas relating to Square one's primary mission.
● Mini IVD Racing is sponsored by Michigan Department of Education
re-tool it to perform various tasks autonomously with a connected vehicle theme. The
teams’ vehicle performance scores are based upon the level of autonomy, number and
complexity of tasks they are able to achieve. Mini IVD Lunch*: A Heat @ 11:30/B Heat @ 12:00
Mini Pit Stop Agility Sensor High Michigan
● Square One Specialist Steve Dickie and umlaut representative Cody McNeill School Name Challenge
Challenge Course Speed Oval
● umlaut is sponsoring a $500 scholarship for an outstanding AIVD student
● Autonomous Innovative Vehicle Design lead sponsors umlaut and Brose
1A Flint Cultural Academy 10:00 11:00 12:00 12:30 1:30
2A Reese Middle School 10:00 11:00 12:00 12:30 1:30
Auto School Name Round 1 Round 2 Round Show- Lunch* 3A Allegan High School 10:00 11:00 12:00 12:30 1:30
IVD 3 case 4A Clinton High School Team 1 10:00 11:00 12:00 12:30 1:30
1 Divine Child 10:00 11:00 12:30 1:30 12:00 1B Huron Area Technical Center 11:00 10:00 11:30 12:30 1:30
2B Reese High School 11:00 10:00 11:30 12:30 1:30
2 Huron Area Technical Center - Exhibition 10:00 11:00 12:30 1:30 12:00
3B Clinton High School Team 2 11:00 10:00 11:30 12:30 1:30
3 Northwest High School 10:00 11:30 12:30 1:30 11:00 4B Roseville High School 11:00 10:00 11:30 12:30 1:30
4 Grandville High School 10:30 11:30 1:00 1:30 12:00 Teams competing virtually: Stockbridge Jr./Sr. High School, Jackson Area Career Center
5 10:30 12:00 1:00 1:30 11:00
Grandville High School Many thanks to our partners:
Teams competing virtually: Canyon Lake High School, Fraser High School, Traverse Bay Area Career
Center, Gulliver Preparatory Academy, and South Dade High School

V2X Innovative Vehicle Design - All Virtual

This challenge is similar to the Autonomous challenge but focused more on the coding
and sensors rather than on the vehicle engineering. Using a small off the shelf vehicle
platform, teams were offered this as a fully remote challenge in response to
Brose
learning-at-a-distance requirements.
Michigan Department of Education
Demonstrations by Northwest High School and Manoogian 10:30am and 1pm near MRC..
Michigan International Speedway MIS Cares
V2X teams participating virtually: Menominee High School, Levey Middle School, Jackson Area Michigan Economic Development Corporation
Career Center, Northwest High School, Traverse Bay Area Career Center, Manoogian School,
LIFT
Stockbridge Jr./Sr. High School, Davis Middle School, Roseville High School
MIAT College of Technology
● Square One Specialist Bob Jones
● ITS Michigan is sponsoring three $500 scholarships
Macomb Intermediate School District MiSTEM Network WSP
● V2X Innovative Vehicle Design lead sponsor Michigan Dept. of Education and WCC ITS Florida ITS America Argo AI Carnegie Mellon University Planet M
ITS Michigan
Econolite MICHAuto Texas A&M Transportation Institute SWRI
Mini Innovative Vehicle Design Racing – Noted by Yellow Flag ITS California Larry’s RC NDIA Northern Michigan University
Students begin with a 1/10th scale off the shelf 2-wheel drive RC vehicle, conduct a series GRIMMGood Sense Media Freight Mobility Research Institute Bosch Oakland
of performance tests, collect and analyze their data and then convert the vehicle to Schools Hyundai
4-wheel drive, with an emphasis on physics, programming, and tuning the vehicle for www.squareonenetwork.org
optimal performance along with skilled driving. Many teams have added a sensor
innovation this year.