Robotic Hummer Sets Speed and Distance Records

[Hart1]

Robotic Hummer (http://www.livescience.com/technology/050712_robot_record.html)

Wow!

[Hart1]

Robotic Hummer (http://www.livescience.com/technology/050712_robot_record.html)

Wow!

[GeorgeSSSS]

Very clever of the University students to use an H2 SUT for the competition. I'm guessing that things which would knock a normal vehicle off course don't affect the Hummer, and therefore, it provides a more stable and predictable platform for the computers to work off of.

Like always say, crush them if they can't take a joke.

George SSSS

[H2_SUT_SC]

It's actually an H1.

"Sandstorm is Red Team's veteran racer.

Sandstorm began life as a 1986 model 998 HMMWV (High Mobility Multi-purpose Wheeled Vehicle). Automotive upgrades include a fresh engine and suspension. Shock isolation softens the ride for computers and sensors.

Drive-by-wire modifications control the acceleration, braking and shifting of the vehicle. Communication between these modules is accomplished through TTP. Positive emergency braking is pneumatically released with a home-built design. Steering actuation incorporates actuators from HD Systems.

The most visible configuration elements are sensors aboard an actuated gimbal platform positioned atop the shock-isolated enclosure. Sandstorm carries vision, radar, laser and GPS sensors which are externally mounted. The three-layer mounting provides the advantages of active stabilization that rides atop passive mechanical isolation that rides above the vehicle suspension."

[Steve R]

We've all seen the movie Terminator 2: when this Hummer's integral artificial intelligence network becomes conscience.....we're all FU(KED!!!!

Well, at least until it breaks a half-shaft, idler arm, pitman arm, u-joint, losses a seal on the CTIS, has the heater coil rot out, or the vibration and noise coming from a broken motor-mount kills the CPU.

In other words, as soon as it leaves the pavement http://www.elcova.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif http://www.elcova.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif http://www.elcova.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif http://www.elcova.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif

At least they didn't paint it pewter http://www.elcova.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_eek.gif http://www.elcova.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_eek.gif

[KenP]

Saw it on TV. One of those TLC or Discovery types. Pretty cool.