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DuckieTown Project

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ME-314: Concurrent engineering project

L'étudiant apprend à appliquer les compétences acquises en travaillant dans une équipe responsable d'une portion d'un projet plus vaste. ...

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This lecture delves into the DuckieTown project, an initiative to explore automated vehicles. Starting with an overview of Duckie Town, a project from MIT, the lecture covers the goal of controlling a vehicle to follow road lanes. It explains the purpose of a controller in changing the car's steering and behavior based on input. The lecture also discusses different types of road maps in Duckie Town and the use of controllers like Proportional, Integral, and PID controllers. The conclusion highlights the significance of PID controllers in the project.

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