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Source: Saint Petersburg State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering – Saint Petersburg State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering – Creating a digital twin of a highway
On March 13, the hackathon of the Automobile and Road Faculty “Transport and Logistics” was held at SPbGASU. Students of St. Petersburg School No. 625 with advanced study of mathematics named after Hero of the Russian Federation V. E. Dudkin took part in it. Together with the ADF, the admissions committee of our university organized the hackathon.
“This is a career guidance event. We wanted to show the kids what professions there are and what problems ordinary representatives of these professions solve. We also wanted to show that physics and mathematics are not just abstract subjects. An engineer needs to know them in order to apply them in his work to solve typical problems,” explained ADF Dean Andrey Zazykin.
The hackathon participants united into four project teams, each of which received its own technical task. Having familiarized themselves with the workplace, materials and equipment, having undergone safety training, the guys, under the guidance of mentors – teachers and students of the Automobile and Road Engineering Faculty, began generating ideas and creating prototypes.
One of the teams created a prototype of an AGV cart. This is an unmanned transport platform that provides automated transportation of goods around the warehouse. The guys assembled a cart platform for moving goods, created, tested and calibrated a program in the Trik Studio software, and showed the robot in action. The work was supervised by fourth-year undergraduate students of the ADF Daniil Parfeni and Mark Druzhinin.
Another team, led by the head of the department of technical operation of vehicles Igor Chernyaev, developed a planning solution for a fleet of electric buses. To do this, they needed the ability to analyze and 3D modeling skills. The guys got the initial data for the calculations from textbooks, tables, and characteristics of electric buses.
Another team’s task was to implement the Digital Twin technology on the streets of St. Petersburg. The schoolchildren created a digital twin of a road – a high-precision digital map of the route, which collects data on the condition of the road and traffic on it in real time. The guys worked in domestic software under the guidance of Yana Goncharova, an assistant at the Department of Transport Systems and Road and Bridge Construction, and Elena Sorokina, a senior lecturer at this department.
A team of schoolchildren determines effective methods for interaction between earthmoving and transport machines and the working environment
The fourth team identified effective methods of interaction between earthmoving and transport machines and the working environment. To do this, they conducted a series of experiments with changing the angle of the bucket under the guidance of senior lecturer of the Department of Ground Transport and Technological Machines Igor Vorozheikin.
Young researchers prepared presentations of their projects and spoke to members of the expert jury, which, together with Andrey Zazykin, included the head of the department of land-transport technological machines Elena Kurakina and associate professor of the department of transport systems and road and bridge construction Egor Golov. The jury assessed how well the pre-project analysis was carried out, the rationale for the chosen solution, the achievement of the set goals (teamwork, obtaining a result in accordance with the project goals), the logical structure, the clarity and design of the presentation, the team’s performance, and the completeness of the topic. All four teams received diplomas and gifts.
We asked guests to share their impressions of the hackathon and the university.
Elena Popova, Deputy Director of School No. 625 for Educational and Training Work, noted: “The children’s interest in this practice-oriented event is very high. They gain new knowledge, make something with their own hands, and then systematize and present the results of their work.”
“The event was very interesting, and the tasks were not easy. The mentor helped us, explained, gave ideas. And the team tried, everyone wanted to win. It was an interesting experience,” said tenth-grader Arseniy Bryukhov.
“I like the university: this is not my first time here, it’s like coming home. The people here are friendly, they will always tell you, give you advice, explain. It’s cozy, warm, homey,” shared 11th grade student Ekaterina Nikiforova.
Andrey Zazykin reported on plans to create a specialized class at school No. 625. Currently, the only motor transport class in our city is being implemented by SPbGASU at school No. 334. Its students receive knowledge in robotics, information technology, car repair, organization of passenger and freight transportation, and ensuring road safety.
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