MSXIV Legacy

Owned by Michael Shiozaki
Last updated: Sept 10, 2022 by Rodrigo Tiscareno
2 min read

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 3pm 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

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 W2021:

  • 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

  • Visualization - creation of a dashboard using DASH to visualize and graph results from our models

  • Testing - testing plans for both our models and MSXIV to ensure system reliability

  • Routemodel GUI - interactive tool to display the race route and update our models

Leads

Technical Lead: Emma Wai

Project Manager: Michael Shiozaki

Onboarding

Tasks:

  • 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!