Highlights from the Year Two Competition

That’s a wrap for the Year Two competition. We would like to congratulate all of the teams on their hard work and accomplishments during Year Two.

Over the course of the competition, teams participated in various dynamic events including vehicle safety tech inspections, on road safety, energy consumption and delivered 9 different technical, project management and communications presentations, as well as sponsored awards, which captured a year’s worth of work in those areas.

In addition, teams were given the opportunity to attend Welcome Night in Yuma, a San Diego Bay Boat Cruise sponsored by GM and PACCAR, Youth Education School Visits in both Yuma and San Diego, a Satellite and Radio Media Tour, and a Social Networking & Recruiting Event, just to name a few.

The competition doesn’t have to come to an end just yet! Relive the Year Two competition by taking a look back at the two weeks spent at the General Motors Desert Proving Ground and San Diego, CA and the full list of winners below:

OVERALL WINNERS:

• 1st Place Overall
  • Ohio State University
• 2nd Place Overall
  • Virginia Tech
• 3rd Place Overall
  • Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
• 4th Place Overall
  • University of Alabama
• 5th Place Overall
  • Mississippi State University
• 6th Place Overall
  • Penn State

TECHNICAL DYNAMIC EVENT AWARDS

• Best Overall Safety Tech Inspection
  • Embry- Riddle Aeronautical University
• Best Functional Vehicle Safety
  • Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and Ohio State University
• Best Final Vehicle Integration
  • Virginia Tech
• Best Initial Vehicle Integration
  • Virginia Tech

• Best Skidpad Performance
  • Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
• Best Charge Sustaining Energy Consumption 
  • Georgia Tech
• Best Charge Depleting Energy Consumption
  • Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
• TRC Testing Award
  • Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

TECHNICAL PRESENTATION AWARDS

• Best Consumer Appeal Presentation
  • University of Alabama
• Best Mechanical Systems Presentation
  • Virginia Tech
• Best Control Systems Presentation
  • Ohio State University
• Best Electrical Systems Presentation
  • Ohio State University

• Best Competition Hardware in the Loop Review
  • Ohio State University
• Best Competition Systems Safety Presentation
  • Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
• Best Vehicle Design Review
  • Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

Communications Awards

• Communications Program 
  • 1st Place: University of Alabama
    2nd Place: Virginia Tech
    3rd Place: Ohio State University
• Best Communications & Implementation Plans
  • University of Alabama
• Best Sponsor Collaboration Video & Blog Post
  • Ohio State University
• Best Social Media Report
  • University of Alabama

• Best Media Relations Report
  • Virginia Tech
• Best Communications Outreach Presentation
  • Virginia Tech
• Spirit of Communications
  • Shawn Kim, University of Washington
• Most Creative Outreach Event
  • Virginia Tech

Project Management Awards

• Project Management
  • 1st Place: Mississippi State University
    2nd Place: Ohio State University
    3rd Place: University of Alabama
• Best Project Management Plan
  • Mississippi State University
• Best Change Management Plan
  • Mississippi State University
• Best Winter Workshop Project Status Presentation
  • Mississippi State University

• Best Impact Report
  • University of Waterloo
• Best Competition Project Status Presentation
  • Mississippi State University
• Spirit of Project Management
  • Jared Nordman, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

PRE-COMPETITION TECHNICAL DELIVERABLE AWARDS

• Vehicle Design Report
  • 1st Place: Ohio State University
    2nd Place: Virginia Tech
    3rd Place: University of Waterloo
• Best Winter Workshop Systems Safety Presentation
  • McMaster University
• Best Winter Workshop Hardware-in-the-Loop Review
  • Ohio State University

• Best Winter Workshop Innovation Progress Review
  • University of Alabama
• Best Vehicle Safety Binder
  • Virginia Tech
• Best Final Technical Report
  • University of Alabama

Organizer Awards

• Dr. Don Streit Sportsmanship Award
  • Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
• Ron Stence Spirit of the Challenge Award
  • University of Waterloo

• Excellence in Leadership Award
  • Tom Gorgia, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
• Team to Watch Award
  • West Virginia University

Sponsored Awards

• Outstanding Faculty Advisor Award
  • Dr. Paul Puzinauskas, University of Alabama
• General Motors Women in Engineering Award
  • Megan Hathcock, University of Alabama
• General Motors Women in Engineering Rookie Award
  • Megan Wood, McMaster University
• NSF Innovation Award
  • 1st Place: University of Alabama
    2nd Place: McMaster University
    3rd Place: Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
• MathWorks Modeling Award
  • 1st Place: McMaster University
    2nd Place: Ohio State University
    3rd Place: Arizona State University
• Siemens PLM Software Excellence Award
  • 1stPlace: Mississippi State University
    2nd Place: Virginia Tech
• dSPACE Embedded Success Award
  • 1st Place: Ohio State University
    2nd Place: McMaster University
    3rd Place: Virginia Tech
• AVL DRIVE Award
  • 1st Place: McMaster University
    2nd Place: Virginia Tech
• Best Collaboration with a Clean Cities Coalition
  • 1st Place: University of Alabama
    2nd Place: University of Tennessee
    3rd Place: Ohio State Universtiy