RT3000 systems prove to be an invaluable component for DARPA teams
08 October 2007
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OxTS is proud to announce that all 6 teams with an RT3000 system onboard their autonomous vehicles have made it through to the semi-finals of the DARPA Urban Challenge.
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The RT3000 Inertial and GPS navigation systems proved to be a reliable and accurate vehicle guidance system during the site visits in July. The performance of the RT3000 navigation systems played a critical part in guiding the unmanned vehicles through an urban area course during the site visits and therefore enabling the teams to proceed to the next step of the DARPA Urban Challenge. As anticipated, all six teams using an RT3000 system were among the 36 teams which were selected to advance to the semi-finals. |
Teams using RT systems
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Inertial and GPS navigation systems have continuous, smooth position measurements with no GPS jumps even near trees or buildings, which makes it an ideal tool for autonomous applications such as the DARPA Urban Challenge. |
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Optional wheel-speed input reduces drift when GPS is not available. All RT3000 systems provide highly accurate measurements of position and orientation (roll, pitch, heading) which is essential to navigate the vehicle and invaluable for giving corrections to the vision, LIDAR and other sensors.
The Urban Challenge, to be held on 3rd November 2007 at an old military base in California, features autonomous ground vehicles conducting simulated military supply missions in a mock urban area. All vehicles must operate entirely autonomously and obey traffic laws while merging into moving traffic and avoiding obstacles. |
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