The 2019 Autonomous Snowplow Competition officially started with the receipt of team applications,
which were due on 21 September 2018. This year’s competition officially ended after the final dynamic competition on
Saturday, 26 January 2019.
The Student Poster Presentation session was a big hit this year, as the more informal format allowed better displays of
team’s vehicles, improved judge and team interaction, and a livelier event. It will be considered to move to this format
for future presentation events.
The dynamic events on Saturday, 26 January 2019 were also a huge success. All teams were able to perform multiple
competition runs in a single day. Some teams ran five times in the single day! This is a big feat as in past years teams
only were required to run once per day.
The Collaborative Challenge was an interesting demonstration this year. Although several teams participated in this
demonstration event this year, only one team successfully navigated the square S-field in autonomous mode. Future events
using multiple vehicles on the same course without bumping into each other while avoiding obstacles will be exciting
to say the least!
Please refer to the competition Rulebook and venue information for competition and event details.
2019 COMPETITORS
Vehicle Design Concepts - Read about each team’s approach to their design.
2019 FINAL AWARDS
Single-I Field
1st Place : Case Western Reserve University “Snow Joke” $250 + Gold Snow Globe Award
2nd Place : Dunwoody College of Technology “Wendigo” Certificate
3rd Place : University of Minnesota “Snow Squirrel”
4th Place : Case Western Reserve University “OTTO XL”
5th Place : Dunwoody College of Technology “Snow Devils 10012”
6th Place : University of Michigan, Dearborn “Yeti IX”
7th Place : North Dakota State University “THUNDAR”
8th Place : Iowa State University Robotics Club “Cyplow”
Double-I Field
1st Place : Dunwoody College of Technology “Wendigo” $250 + Gold Snow Globe Award
2nd Place : Case Western Reserve University “Snow Joke” Certificate
3rd Place : Dunwoody College of Technology “Snow Devils 10012”
4th Place : Case Western Reserve University “OTTO XL”
5th Place : North Dakota State University “THUNDAR”
6th Place : University of Minnesota “Snow Squirrel”
7th Place : University of Michigan, Dearborn “Yeti IX”
8th Place : Iowa State University Robotics Club “Cyplow”
Best Student Poster
University of Minnesota “Snow Squirrel” $250 + Golden Shovel Award
Collaborative Operational Challenge
University of Minnesota “Snow Squirrel” Collaborative Challenge Award
Sportspersonship
Dunwoody College of Technology $250 + Dr. Nattu Golden Smile Award
All participating teams that traveled from U.S. to Toronto were also provided a substantial travel stipend for
their expenses (> $3500).
2019 COMPETITION RESULTS
Additional Scores Breakdown
Championships Scores Breakdown
2019 Competition Event Photos
2019 Recent Press
Association for Computing Machinery ACM News Article, 28 March 2019
Dunwoody College of Technology College News, 15 February 2019
University of Minnesota Student Robotics
Inside GNSS Article, 25 January 2019
2019 Competition Venue
Additional description of competition venue and photos of site
2019 Competition Documents
Autonomous_Snowplow_Competition_Meeting_07Dec2018
Final Qualification Review Checklist 2019.pdf
Testing and Development Support
Refer to the latest snowfield set up and testing information
Additional Information
Countdown to 2019
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