Add a list of external help documents

Fixes #356

doc/research/README.md

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 # Research
 
-This folder contains the research of each individual group at the start of the project.
+**Summary**: The research folder contains the research of each individual group at the start of the project.
+
+- [1. Research Results of Previous Years](#1-research-results-of-previous-years)
+- [2. Key Resources for Your Research](#2-key-resources-for-your-research)
+  - [2.1. CARLA-Specific Resources](#21-carla-specific-resources)
+  - [2.2. General Autonomous Driving Resources](#22-general-autonomous-driving-resources)
+
+## 1. Research Results of Previous Years
 
 The research is structured in folders for each year:
 
 - [PAF22](./paf22/)
 - [PAF23](./paf23/)
+- [PAF24](./paf24/README.md)
+
+## 2. Key Resources for Your Research
+
+In addition to the research of the previous years, the following resources can be helpful.
+
+### 2.1. CARLA-Specific Resources
+
+- **Leaderboard Website**
+  - [Getting Started](https://leaderboard.carla.org/get_started/)
+  - [Leaderboard](https://leaderboard.carla.org/leaderboard/)
+    - Review other submissions, as many teams publish papers or share code with their leaderboard entries.
+  - [Global Route Understanding](https://leaderboard.carla.org/get_started/#22-understanding-the-leaderboard-components)
+    - Understand how the global route is generated.
+  - [Sensor Override Guide](https://leaderboard.carla.org/get_started/#33-override-the-sensors-method)
+    - Learn about available sensors, their functions, advantages, and limitations.
+- **Leaderboard Repository**
+  - [Repository Link](https://github.com/carla-simulator/leaderboard/tree/leaderboard-2.0)
+    - Ensure you use the `leaderboard-2.0` branch.
+    - Currently, we are working on a **Fork**:
+      - [Forked Repository](https://github.com/una-auxme/leaderboard/tree/leaderboard-2.0)
+      - View our changes: [Commit Details](https://github.com/carla-simulator/leaderboard/commit/55a60afc4d60ec1e6766c8640106d377f788fbc5)
+  - **Sensor Noise Configuration** can be accessed [here](https://github.com/una-auxme/leaderboard/blob/leaderboard-2.0/leaderboard/autoagents/agent_wrapper.py).
+- **CARLA Documentation**
+  - [Core Sensors](https://carla.readthedocs.io/en/latest/core_sensors/)
+    - Learn about the general sensors in CARLA; note that not all sensors are available for the leaderboard.
+- **Additional CARLA Resources**
+  - [ROS Bridge](https://github.com/carla-simulator/ros-bridge)
+    - Interface linking the leaderboard, CARLA Python API, and ROS nodes.
+  - [Scenario Runner](https://github.com/carla-simulator/scenario_runner)
+    - Defines general scenarios. Find test scenarios for the leaderboard [here](https://github.com/una-auxme/leaderboard/blob/leaderboard-2.0/data/routes_devtest.xml).
+  - [Awesome CARLA Repository](https://github.com/Amin-Tgz/awesome-CARLA)
+
+### 2.2. General Autonomous Driving Resources
+
+- [Awesome Autonomous Vehicles](https://github.com/manfreddiaz/awesome-autonomous-vehicles)
+- [Awesome 3D Object Detection for Autonomous Driving](https://github.com/PointsCoder/Awesome-3D-Object-Detection-for-Autonomous-Driving)
+- [Microsoft Autonomous Driving Cookbook](https://github.com/microsoft/AutonomousDrivingCookbook)
+- [End-to-End Autonomous Driving](https://github.com/OpenDriveLab/End-to-end-Autonomous-Driving)

doc/research/paf24/README.md

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+# PAF24 Research