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Caroline: An autonomously driving vehicle for urban environments
Author(s) -
Rauskolb Fred W.,
Berger Kai,
Lipski Christian,
Magnor Marcus,
Cornelsen Karsten,
Effertz Jan,
Form Thomas,
Graefe Fabian,
Ohl Sebastian,
Schumacher Walter,
Wille JörnMarten,
Hecker Peter,
Nothdurft Tobias,
Doering Michael,
Homeier Kai,
Morgenroth Johannes,
Wolf Lars,
Basarke Christian,
Berger Christian,
Gülke Tim,
Klose Felix,
Rumpe Bernhard
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
journal of field robotics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.152
H-Index - 96
eISSN - 1556-4967
pISSN - 1556-4959
DOI - 10.1002/rob.20254
Subject(s) - competitor analysis , event (particle physics) , work (physics) , engineering , aeronautics , computer science , engineering management , operations research , business , marketing , mechanical engineering , physics , quantum mechanics
The 2007 DARPA Urban Challenge afforded the golden opportunity for the Technische Universität Braunschweig to demonstrate its abilities to develop an autonomously driving vehicle to compete with the world's best. After several stages of qualification, our team CarOLO qualified early for the DARPA Urban Challenge Final Event and was among only 11 teams from initially 89 competitors to compete in the final. We had the ability to work together in a large group of experts, each contributing his expertise in his discipline, and significant organizational, financial, and technical support by local sponsors, who helped us to become the best non‐U.S. team. In this report, we describe the 2007 DARPA Urban Challenge, our contribution, “Caroline,” the technology, and algorithms, along with her performance in the DARPA Urban Challenge Final Event on November 3, 2007. © 2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.