Tag: autonomousvehicles

Autonomous Intersection Management.
Collection of several videos showing simulations of different strategies for managing traffic at intersections. 2006. (more)

Introduction to Robotics: Stanford CS223A, Lecture 8
Lecture by Professor Oussama Khatib for Introduction to Robotics (CS223A) in the Stanford Computer Science Department. Professor Khatib shows a short video on Mobile Robots: Automatic Parallel Parking, then finishes Kinematic Singularity and the Jacobian. July 22, 2008. (more)

NASA’s Mars Exploration Rover Video Gallery: Rover Navigation 101 - Autonomous Rover Navigation animation.
Simple explanation of Mars Exploration Rovers' autonomous driving software. January 13, 2004. (more)

NOVA: The Great Robot Race.
Join NOVA for an exclusive backstage pass to the DARPA Grand Challenge—a raucous race for robotic, driverless vehicles sponsored by the Pentagon, which awards a $2 million purse to the winning team. Armed with artificial intelligence, laser-guided vision, GPS navigation, and 3-D mapping systems, the contenders are some of the world's most advanced robots. The program is divided into seven segments: A Hard Problem; The Red Army; Team Dad, TerraMax, and Ghostrider; Stanley; Making the Cut; The Race is On; and Everybody Wins. March 28, 2006. (more)

Scientific American Frontiers with Alan Alda: "Look, No Hands!" segment from the "Robots Alive!" broadcast.
Computer engineers are developing autonomous cars that can follow the highway and avoid obstacles without human intervention. April 9, 2007. (more)

Scientific American Frontiers with Alan Alda: "RoboFlyers" segment from the "Robots Alive!" broadcast.
Students compete to build a flying machine capable of autonomous flight. January 7, 1996. (more)

Scientific American Frontiers with Alan Alda: Cars That Think.
3 segments: Part 1 - Watch the Road. Alan rides in a vehicle that recognizes road signs and hazards – and warns the driver to slow down. Part 2 - Hold the Phone! Alan 'drives' the Ford VIRTTEX simulator that researchers use to investigate how distractions like cell phone calls or drowsiness affect driver safety. Part 3 - Smart Passenger. A virtual smart passenger named Sally listens in to the driver's speech at all times and responds appropriately. January 26, 2005. (more)

Unmanned Ground Combat Vehicle.
DARPA created the Unmanned Ground Combat Vehicle (UGCV) program to develop vehicle prototypes based on novel designs unrestrained by the need to accommodate human crews. The resulting prototypes demonstrate advanced configurations and technology that are applicable to UGV design programs for the US Army’s Future Combat System (FCS). NREC with its three first level subcontractors (Boeing, Timoney Technology and DRS-TEM) developed and tested Spinner, a highly durable, invertible, six-wheel-drive, hybrid-powered vehicle that responds to the need of a UGCV to surmount challenging terrain obstacles, be easily teleoperated, and able to withstand an occasional moderate crash and rapidly recover. Date unknown (more)