Servo Magazine (December 2005)

This month's:
Articles:
Appetizer - Ken Gracey
Ask Mr.Roboto - Pete Miles
DARPA Grand Challenge 2005 - Brian Mork
GeerHead - David Geer
KIT Kollege - part 5 - Dave Prochnow
Lessons From The Lab - James Isom
Navigating by A* - Robin Hewitt
Radio-Controlled Model Warship Combat - Wreno Wynne
Remotely Operated Vehicles in the Sea - Tom Carroll
RoboNexus 2005 - Steven Rainwater
Robotics Resources - Gordon McComb
Robytes - Jeff Eckert
Rubberbands and Bailing Wire - Jack Buffington
The Assembly Line - James Antonakos
Then and Now - Tom Carroll

Projects:
Robot Attitude Indicator - Jim Miller


DARPA Grand Challenge 2005
by Brian Mork

Five vehicles came across the finish line of a 137-mile course that included rock strewn desert, dusty wind, tunnels, and mountain two-track roads. After an early morning start, three arrived in mid-afternoon, one as the sun set, and the last one the next day after spending the night out on the course under a DARPA commanded pause.

I reported on the 2004 DARPA Grand Challenge in the October 2004 issue of SERVO Magazine, where only a handful of vehicles made it past the one-mile mark. A short 18 months after that competition, more than 20 vehicles covered appreciable ground. The spirit of the teams and the center of technology innovation was significantly different. This article reports on my experience at the qualifying runs and race day. Don’t miss the accompanying photo essay giving a lot more details.

Columns / Departments

Mind / Iron

Ask Mr. Roboto

GeerHead

Rubberbands

Events Calendar

Robytes

Lessons From The Lab

Tetsujin Info

New Products

Robotics Showcase

Robotics Resources

Menagerie

Twin Tweaks

Then and Now

Appetizer

Tetsujin Tech

The Assembly Line


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