SAE AutoDrive Challenge: Wisconsin Autonomous
CAD (Solidworks)
Electrical Integration & Hardware Mounting
Structural Assembly & Prototyping
Hands-on Fabrication
The AutoDrive Challenge™ II, organized by General Motors and the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE), is a four-year intercollegiate competition where teams develop and demonstrate a Level 4 autonomous vehicle based on the SAE J3016™ standard. Our team, Wisconsin Autonomous, was one of ten selected North American teams to be provided a Chevy Bolt EUV as a development platform. I was involved in Year 2 of the competition, which focused on interface development, including localization, controls, and integrating the perception stack from Year 1 into the vehicle.
My involvement was part of the hardware team, where I contributed to the design and assembly of the sensor roof rack system using 80/20 aluminum framing. My work included CAD modeling for select components, hands-on fabrication of custom brackets, and full structural assembly. Additionally, I cut an electrical pass-through in the vehicle and mounted hardware in the trunk to support system integration.