In the previous QCar blog post, we talked about the LIDAR-based SLAM techniques as one way of localizing a vehicle. Similarly, to localize a vehicle in a room, you could use optical localization hardware & software solutions such as Optitrack...
Over the last almost 30 years, the Rotary Servo (SRV02) system, with all its add-on modules, was and still is very popular. But we knew there was also a demand for a more compact, integrated solution to teach control systems...
In this blog post, I will discuss the recent changes made to ABET’s Criterion 3, which defines student outcomes. I will also propose ways of how you could go about transitioning existing Quanser ABET-aligned curriculum from the old (a)-(k) student...
We talk about QCar, the Self-Driving Car Research Studio's feature vehicle, as a sensor-rich platform. In this blog series, I want to talk more about the sensors that you can find on QCar. Let's start with LIDAR. Why is LIDAR...
At Quanser, we have always believed that a hands-on approach using hardware is the best way to complement any undergraduate course and graduate research. But we are living in unprecedented times. As we are practicing social distancing and are not...
In the earlier blog post, my colleague Derek touched on the 'robot elephant in the room' - ROS. Given the size of the research community developing their applications in ROS, we definitely wanted to give them this option with the...
