DARPA Grand Challenge

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DARPA Grand Challenge

• A 175 mile race through the desert

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Description of Challenge

• Up to 175 mile route through the desert
• Mountainous terrain up / down 2000 ft
• Completely autonomous vehicles
• For 2004, 106 teams entered, 25 qualified, 5 made
  it past the first 100 yds
• Best showing Carnegie Mellon _at_ 7.4 mi

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Sand
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Unpaved road
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Other pics from DARPA Presentation
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What is our objective?

• Win the 2M prize
• Develop technologies for general use
• Promote Indiana technology

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The vehicle w/ basic sensors
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Mast Folded
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Major Milestones

• December 15 Basic autonomous operation
• March 11 Application video and paper
• May 2 DARPA Site visit
• September 28 NQE (National Qualifying Event)
• October 8 2005 DARPA Grand Challenge