DARPA Grand Challenge Vehicles

Competition Vehicle

Competition Vehicle Plan:

1. Mobility (Quad runner/Mini dune buggy)
2. Hard E-Stop (non-recoverable remote emergency stop)
3. Primary Drive Control (electronics and servo control for steering/gas/brake)
4. Traversal control system (sensor/navigation/intelligence system)
5. Soft E-Stop (recoverable emergency stop)
6. Dead reckoning system (Univ Michigan system)
7. Course-Plotting system (5 stage system described on my web site)

Test Vehicle

Test Vehicle Plan:

1. Mobility (Quad runner)
2. Hard E-Stop (non-recoverable remote emergency stop)
3. Primary Drive Control (electronics and servo control for steering/gas/brake)
4. R/C control system

Modified 2003-03-23
Copyright © 2003 Edward Evers