1. A 175 mile “race” through the desert
DARPA Grand Challenge
A 175 mile “race” through the desert
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2. 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 7.4 mi
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3. Sand
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4. Unpaved road
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5. Other pics from DARPA Presentation
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6. What is our objective? Win the $2M prize
Develop technologies for general use
Promote Indiana technology
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7. The vehicle w/ basic sensors
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8. Mast Folded
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9. 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
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