1. CajunBot: Past and Future Arun Lakhotia The Center for Advanced Computer Studies

2. Agenda Review Past Plans for Future Robot Races Leverage LITE

3. Race Track

4. Route Definition: Input

5. Terrain

6. 2005 Evaluation Process Application: 195 Site visits: 116 Semi-finals: 43 Finals: 43 Finishers: 5

7. 3-D view inside CajunBot

9. CajunBot Innovation :Taking advantage of bumps Visibility distance increased with bumps Z (Height)-acceleration m/s 2 Max obstacle detection distance

10. CajunBot Innovation: Simulator Complete virtual world for testing software Significant challenge Running ‘real-time’ systems in virtual environment Solution: A virtual-clock Encapsulate clock into an object

11. Team Composition Graduates of Rayne High Berwick High Baton Rouge High Catholic High, New Iberia Slidell High Kenner High Lafayette High Carencro Comeaux India, Nigeria, China, Tunisia

12. Future – Robot Races

13. New Vehicle Ragin’Bot Jeep Wrangler Lafayette Motors

14. DARPA Grand Challenge 2007 Autonomous Vehicles in traffic Model vehicles in cities New issues Detect other vehicles on road Follow road rules (right of ways) Challenge date To be announced Most likely in August 2007

15. Pikes Peak Uphill Robot Race Colorado Springs Course for autoracing Second only to Indy- 500, but uphill Stats Length: 12.42 miles Turns: 156 Start elevation: 9,390ft End elevation: 14,110ft Grade: +/- 10%

16. Buckeye Invitational Led by Ohio State At Transportation Research Center’s Cross Country Hilly Course Over 8 miles of roadway, 1000ft/105 slop, cross-country course, etc.

17. Future: Leverage LITE

18. 3-D Survey Use RB’s technology for 3-D survey Demo

19. 3-D Survey Differentiating from aerial survey Single point per cell vs multiple points per cell Higher resolution Higher accuracy Thanks to C&C’s RTK equipment Application 3-D models of levee, coastal region, bridges, structures Review damages to structures Post construction review of roads, bridges

20. 3-D Games and Animations Costly part of computer games Creation of models Use CajunBot technology to create 3-D models Scan objects Extract 3-D points Construct model Skin images

21. DOD: Robotic Systems Single autonomous system not sufficient DOD expects collection of autonomous robots

24. Robotic Systems: Bottleneck Critical path technology Software Human computer interface Training of personnel Testing requires Need fully equipped, functioning vehicles Trained personnel Testing area Our proposal: Move testing and training to virtual world

27. Invitation for collaboration Mechanical Engineers; Art and Design Improve mechanical structures Kinodynamic models of the vehicle Electrical Engineers Scanning sensors Improve power management Civil Engineers Use data to build models of roads, terrain, building, etc. Chemical Engineers Chemical sensors – for spills, etc. Computer science/engineering All aspects Visualization, computer games, signal processing, AI