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Overview:#

This document elaborates the hardware and software configurations for using Autoware for autonomous driving. Hence, it will serve as a guideline to select hardware and software components to build autonomous vehicles. However, this document is NOT prepared as neither step-by-step instructions nor Q&A books, which will be provided as a reference link if available.

Design Overview:#

Meta-Info Radar Chart for Go-Kart Design

Tech Feature Radar Chart for Go-Kart Design

Who should read:#

One is interested in building your small size autonomous vehicles and looks for the place to start with.

References and Resources:#

  • Complete Go-Kart with Autoware documents: link
  • ROS2 Foxy setup and autonomous code: link

  • ROS2 Humble setup and autonomous code: Link

  • STM32 nucleo controller code: link

Contributors:#

  • Autoware Center of Excellence (under Prof. Rahul Mangharam)

Targeted Use Cases#

Use Cases: Education Racing PoC Open AD Kit Commercial Services/Production
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ODD#

ODD Cargo Bus RoboTaxi Low Speed (Utility) Vehicle Delivery Robot
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Automation Level:#

Automation Level 0 1 2 3 4 5
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System Architecture#

Autonomous Go-Kart is a one-third scale autonomous go-kart autonomous vehicle for development and prototyping purpose. It can be used for developing and testing software components in Autoware.

System Architecture

Hardware Configuration#

Chassis:#

Sensors:#

  • Lidar: Ouster LIDAR OS1 and Velodyne M1600
  • Camera: OAK-D camera
  • GNSS: RTK-GNSS

Computing Platforms:#

  • X86 laptop with nVidia GPU

Software Configuration#

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