Vision
The OpenCAV group is developing a novel modular, open-architecture, open-interface, and open-source-software based research instrument comprised of:
Augmented reality (AR) based simulation to facilitate Simulation- based-Design (SBD) of hardware (e.g. sensor-suites) and software (e.g. algorithms) for a range of Connected and Automated Vehicle (CAV) applications; and
Physical real-time hardware-in-the-loop validation on a full-scale vehicle retrofitted with advanced sensing, drive-by-wire, perception, connectivity, computation, and control modules.
The instrument will be housed at the International Center for Automotive Research (CU-ICAR) and made accessible to Clemson researchers (and the broader academic research community) via a service-center model.
HARDWARE AND SOFTwARE
Access to a full-scale, well-maintained yet open-architecture, open-access and open-source research testbed will supercharge the efforts of Clemson (and other regional researchers) working on connected and autonomous vehicles.
COLLABORATIONS
The ongoing (and planned) research-activities portfolio encompasses various aspects of safety, sensing, controls, learning, resilience, security, privacy, human factors, and virtual reality simulation in CAV. The enterprise-grade hardware/software will:
Aid the creation of integrated collaborative research needed for the societal-scale deployment of connected and automated vehicles.
Provides a timely opportunity for the education of students (technicians, undergraduate, MS, Deep Orange, and Ph.D.) at Clemson University to learn the state-of-the-art in simulation and physical testing of connected and automated vehicle applications.
Creates opportunities for enhanced interactions (collaborations, student-placements) with the automobile-industry .