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DARPA Grand Challenge. A 175 mile “race” through the desert. 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
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DARPA Grand Challenge A 175 mile “race” through the desert
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 @ 7.4 mi
What is our objective? • Win the $2M prize • Develop technologies for general use • Promote Indiana technology
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