Title :
Facing the challenge
Author :
Leedy, Brett M. ; Reinholtz, C.
Author_Institution :
Virginia Polytech. Inst. & State Univ., Blacksburg, VA
Abstract :
The challenge was to create a fully autonomous vehicle capable of navigating complex desert terrain at high speeds to compete for } in the DARPA Grand Challenge. The solution was to use an advanced NI PXI sensor suite and LabVIEW to perform GPS navigation, obstacle avoidance, and road following
Keywords :
collision avoidance; mobile robots; motion control; navigation; road vehicles; GPS navigation; autonomous ground vehicle; desert terrain navigation; obstacle avoidance;
Journal_Title :
Computing & Control Engineering Journal
