First Full-Vehicle Test of Ohio University’s Autonomous Vehicle Controller

On January 17, 2020, Ohio University’s autonomous vehicle controller, dubbed DriveMate™, was tested for the first time on a full-size vehicle. The test was performed by the Advanced Engineering Division of Roush Industries, Inc on a Kia Soul EV with several path profiles, including straight line, circle, U-turn, figure-8, lane-shifting, sinusoidal, and a 4-pedal rose-curve. Shown in this video is the test on the rose-curve path, which is typically found at highway intersection ramps. The control system is developed by the Ohio University student organization Professional Autonomous Vehicle Engineers (Ohio University-PAVE). The development and test are funded by the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS), Russ College of Engineering and Technology, Office of the Vice President for Research and Creative Activity, Technology Transfer Office, and a Technology Validation and Testing Fund (TVSF) Phase 1 grant from the Ohio Third-Frontier.