Boss NQE Test B - 2007 Darpa Urban Challenge

NQE Test, Monday, Oct. 29, Course B , Run#2 Boss took a second crack at the parking lot and narrow, winding roads of Test Area B on Monday afternoon. It's proven to be a tough course, with only Boss and three other robots completing it in the first three days of the NQE. This run included a couple glitches and took a few minutes longer than the initial run on Saturday, but, all in all, "it looked pretty darn good," said Chris Urmson, director of technology. The run was delayed for several hours while DARPA officials made changes in the course and because of glitches in DARPA's emergency stop system. Once underway, Boss was its typically aggressive self. At one point, Boss began backing up, eventually rolling up onto a curb. DARPA officials paused the vehicle but, with the road clear ahead of the robot, Tartan Racing members urged DARPA to put it back into autonomous mode. Boss moved forward safely. A bit further along the same street, near a line of parked cars, Boss backed up and moved forward several times, as if trying to avoid an obstacle. The vehicle eventually stopped this maneuver and was able to complete the run. Team members were reviewing data downloaded from Boss to determine what caused the unusual behaviors. "Maybe there's something to fix, maybe not," Urmson said.

Channel: Autos & Vehicles
Uploaded: November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am
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