Title :
Managing complexity in an autonomous vehicle
Author :
Bebel, J.C. ; Raskob, Benjamin L. ; Parker, Alice C. ; Bebel, D.J.
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Southern California, Los Angeles
fDate :
3/1/2008 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Team Tormenta fielded an autonomous vehicle in the DARPA Grand Challenge 2005. Limiting the complexity of the autonomous system design, construction, and testing was crucial in rapidly designing a cost-effective working system. This approach allowed Team Tormenta to field a competitive vehicle on a low budget competing in the qualification trials.
Keywords :
automobiles; automotive engineering; mobile robots; path planning; DARPA Grand Challenge; Team Tormenta; autonomous system design; autonomous vehicle; Computer architecture; Control systems; Interference; Mobile robots; Power system control; Qualifications; Remotely operated vehicles; Sensor systems; System testing; Timing;
Journal_Title :
Aerospace and Electronic Systems Magazine, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MAES.2008.4476099
