Quanser Self Driving Car Research Studio

Quanser Self Driving Car Research Studiois a comprehensive research station allowing to carry out scientific experiments on an autonomous car. Its heart is QCAR – a 1:10 scale car model equipped with a set of cameras, LIDAR and many other sensors as well as an Nvidia TX2 processor.
The kit includes:
- High-performance PC with 3 monitors – base station
- Professional router
- Mock-up elements for building test scenarios
- QUARC software license
- Optional motion capture systems
QCAR – technical parameters:
- Car model 1:10 scale
- LIDAR 2D
- RGBD camera
- 4 cameras CSI
- Encoder on the motor shaft
- AND HIM
- Nvidia TX2 processor
- Lights – front, rear, turn signals
- Microphone and speaker
- Additional inputs/outputs: SPI, I2C, CANBus, GPIO
- Mounting points for easy expansion
Software:
- programming in Matlab/Simulink or Python/ROS
- A wide range of sample programs – from handling single components to advanced applications using machine learning
- GPU-optimized image processing functions
- Support for AprilTags
- visualizations in virtual space
- The ability to create own visualizations in Unreal Engine 4
- Support for standard tools for the development of artificial intelligence algorithms
- Simple examples provided for teaching