What we do
Strategy team is in charge of writing algorithms and models that help Midnight Sun race in a more efficient manner. These models take into account both vehicle and environmental factors to make real-time decisions, such as what speed the vehicle should be travelling at while taking into account the upcoming terrain, predicted sun, and current battery level.
The Team
We are an entirely remote team, working through our Github as a repository for all our code.
Strategy General Weekly Meeting: Saturdays 2:30pm EST (see #gen-strategy for the Google Meets link)
Skills
You will develop knowledge of:
Git, Git commands
Python coding
Data science libraries (Matplotlib, Pandas)
Optimization techniques
Dashboarding
You do not need to have any of the above to join the team!However, with the tasks this term a working of knowledge would be critical to quickly get on board to work on some tasks.
Term Projects
These are the models and projects that will be worked on during S2021F22:
Optimization Model - Determine the optimal speed the car should be travelling at based on inputs from all other models
Solar Model - use of APIs to predict the amount of solar irradiance along the race route and how much energy this will contribute to the battery
Weather Model - use of APIs to predict the upcoming weather and temperature of the race route, and how this will affect our race decisions
Database - storage of all data that passes through our models, both inputs and outputs
State of Charge (SoC) - calculating the amount of energy in the battery pack and predicting the future efficiency
RouteModel - accurate modelling the various real-world elements of the race route
Routemodel GUI - interactive tool to display the race route and update our models
Strategy Dashboard - creation of a dashboard using DASH to visualize and graph results from our models
Routemodel GUI - interactive tool to display the race route and update our models
Wind - Investigate the potential impacts of wind on the vehicle and determine how to accurately model directional wind against MSXIVDrivers Display - use of Flutter to create the in-car drivers display for critical vehicle informationMSXV
Finance Dashboard - Creation of a dashboard to graph the team financial information for better reporting
Telemetry Dashboard - Creation of the dashboard to receive and model Telemetry data from MSXIV MSXV for monitoring purposes
Leads
Technical Lead: Rodrigo Tiscareno
Team Advisor: Emma Wai, Rodrigo Tiscareno
Project Manager: Michael ShiozakiPrabhav Khera
Loops Lead: Alicia Bremer
Onboarding
Tasks:
Get Python set up on your computer.
Get the Strategy Repository from Github installed on your computer using the Getting Started instructions on Github.
Attend Strategy General meetings
Contact Michael Shiozaki for a task!