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Beginner

Suggested for anyone new to MATLAB and Simulink and new to automated driving concepts

Intermediate

Suggested for those with foundational engineering knowledge, basic MATLAB and Simulink skills, and knowledge of automated driving concepts

Advanced

Recommended for anyone with working knowledge in automated driving, programming experience, and good MATLAB and Simulink skills

Controller Area Network

Beginner

Video

What Is CAN Bus (4:24)

Intermediate

Video

Model-Based Development and Testing of Embedded Systems Using CAN (48:59)

Advanced

Blog

Modeling and Deploying a Small Race Car

Code Generation

Beginner

Documentation

Get Started with Simulink Coder

Intermediate

Video Series

Student Competition: Code Generation Training (7 videos)

Advanced

Documentation

Code Generation for Path Planning and Vehicle Control

Video

Deploying Neural Networks to GPUs and CPUs (30:18)

Controls

Beginner

Self-Paced Online Course

Control Design Onramp with Simulink

Advanced

Video

Design and Simulate Lane Change Maneuver System (33:56)

Video

Adaptive Cruise Control with Sensor Fusion Using Model Predictive Control (6:00)

Fusion

Intermediate

Video Series

Understanding Sensor Fusion and Tracking (6 videos)

Video

Introduction to Automated Driving Toolbox (37:07)

Advanced

Video Series

Design and Simulate INS (7 videos)

Path Planning

Intermediate

Video Series

Autonomous Navigation (6 videos)

Advanced

Video

Vehicle Path Tracking Using Stanley Controller

Video

Path Planning and Navigation for Autonomous Robots (2:20)

Video Series

Motion Planning Hands-on Using RRT Algorithm (4 videos)

Perception

Beginner

Video Series

Getting Started with Perception (5 videos)

Video Series

Deep Learning for Object Detection (11 videos)

Intermediate

Video Series

Computer Vision with MATLAB (2 videos)

Advanced

Video Series

Introduction to Reinforcement Learning (7 videos)

Robot Operating System

Beginner

Blog

Getting Started with MATLAB, Simulink, and ROS

Video Series

ROS Implementation (9 videos)

Advanced

Video

Programming Robots Using ROS and ROS2 (36:00)

Scenario Generation

Beginner

Video Series

Getting Started with RoadRunner (14 videos)

Video

Virtual Scenario Design with the Driving Scenario Designer App

Sensor Simulation

Beginner

Video

Sensor Simulation with the Driving Scenario Designer App

Documentation

Get Started with the Lidar Labeler

Intermediate

Video

Lidar Data Processing for Autonomous Systems (28:44)

Advanced

Video

Lidar Camera Calibration (4:39)

Documentation

Highway Vehicle Tracking with Multipath Radar Reflections

Simultaneous Location and Mapping

Advanced

Video

Design Lidar-Based SLAM in Unreal (4:50)

Video

Design SLAM Using Pose Graph Optimization (16:21)

Testing

Intermediate

Video

Requirements-Based Verification with Model-Based Design

Advanced

Documentation

Automate Testing for Highway Lane Change

Example Workflow

Requirements-Based Testing

Software License Information

You will need a MathWorks Account.

Access the complimentary competition license by completing a software request form. The license includes MATLAB, Simulink, and RoadRunner. Note that the RoadRunner license number is different from that of other products.

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