SciAutonics/Auburn Engineering/Indiana Robotic Navigation
DARPA Urban Challenge - NQE - National Qualifying Event
Sunday - Day 5 - October 28, 2007
Waiting for run in test area A
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Kevin checking code
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Alice in test area A
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Alice in traffic
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Alice in traffic turning. Over the yellow line is a traffic ticket
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This is the best test area for spectators because everyone can see the entire course
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Team Axion up next
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Axion waiting for traffic to clear so it can turn
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Axion looking good in traffic
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Team Axion's vehicle Spirit crashed into a traffic vehicle. Willi was on the spot with a camera to capture the damage.
Spectator looking at damage from Axion crash
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DARPA official inspecting damage
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Driver pointing to robot imprint
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People looking at damage
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Tee intersection where crash happend before moving robot
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Driver checking wheel clearance from crash
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Thank you Willi for these great photos of the crashed traffic vehicle!
Urbanator next in line
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Urbanator in the wrong lane with traffic
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Recovery team retrieving vehicle
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Red Rascal moving into starting position
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DARPA officials directing car to start poing
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Launch team exiting the couse so test can start
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Red Rascal starting
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Waiting for intersection to clear
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Waiting on more traffic
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DARPA officials watching test
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Traffic is clear so vehicle enters intersection
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Turning into wrong lane
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Still turning
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On the curb
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Still truning
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Vehicle accelerating off course with disable command on it way
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Recovery team on their way
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Recovery team at vehicle
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Recovery team checking status
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Driving off course
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Exiting the test area
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CajunBot in busy intersection
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CajunBot looking good in traffic
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CajunBot entering intersection with opposing traffic not good
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Proceeding anyway
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Spectators
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Dr. Tony Tether on his way to watch next vehicle run
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Sebastion Thrun entering test area
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Junior on its way to start point
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Stanford vehicle lining up to start point
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Launch team exiting test are A
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Red Whitaker watching Stanford
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Junior in traffic
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Junior entering clear intersection
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In traffic
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Waiting for traffic to pass
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A near perfect run photographer Sebastian Thrun team leader
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Junior exiting test area A
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Sebastion waving to cheering spectators
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Hug from wife
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Happy couple
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Next up TeamCybernet
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Waiting for traffic to clear
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Pulled in front of traffic vehicle
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Meanwhile back at test area B Sting is confused by the K rail
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Test area C DARPA officals
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Team Berlin - RUFUS loading course file getting ready to start test area C
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Looking good at first intersection
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Vehicle waiting for intersection traffic to clear
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Waited to long - recovery team back at vehicle
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DARPA let them reset to try again
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Vehicle exiting the course
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Lotus - Team Insight loading course data
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First turn looks good
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Waiting for traffic to clear
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Traveling through clear intersection
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Vehicle in traffic
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Recovery team on way to retrieve vehicle stopped on course out of sight from my position
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Sun sets on another day
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