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Present the architectural design and software capabilities of Junior, an autonomous robotic vehicle engineered to operate in complex urban environments.

August 25, 2008Journal of Field RoboticsOpen Access

Junior: The Stanford entry in the Urban Challenge

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MMMichael MontemerloStanford University JBJan BeckerArt Institute of Portland SBSuhrid BhatVolkswagen Group (United States)

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System evaluation demonstrates autonomous urban navigation in a robotic vehicle, highlighting the viability of real-time perception and route planning.

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Present the architectural design and software capabilities of Junior, an autonomous robotic vehicle engineered to operate in complex urban environments.
Engineered an integrated hardware and software system enabling route selection, dynamic traffic perception, and execution of maneuvers including lane shifts, U-turns, merging, and parking.
Deployed and tested the robotic vehicle under competitive, real-world traffic conditions in the DARPA Urban Challenge.
Junior successfully negotiated dense mock urban scenarios, including navigating active traffic intersections and executing constrained maneuvers without human intervention.
The vehicle completed the course and earned second place overall in the DARPA Urban Challenge competition.

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Montemerlo et al. (2008) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a0aae3d286b3ba5d970b6ba https://doi.org/10.1002/rob.20258

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August 25, 2008Journal of Field RoboticsOpen Access

Junior: The Stanford entry in the Urban Challenge

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Authors

MMMichael MontemerloStanford University JBJan BeckerArt Institute of Portland SBSuhrid BhatVolkswagen Group (United States)

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Implication

System evaluation demonstrates autonomous urban navigation in a robotic vehicle, highlighting the viability of real-time perception and route planning.

Key Points

Present the architectural design and software capabilities of Junior, an autonomous robotic vehicle engineered to operate in complex urban environments.
Engineered an integrated hardware and software system enabling route selection, dynamic traffic perception, and execution of maneuvers including lane shifts, U-turns, merging, and parking.
Deployed and tested the robotic vehicle under competitive, real-world traffic conditions in the DARPA Urban Challenge.
Junior successfully negotiated dense mock urban scenarios, including navigating active traffic intersections and executing constrained maneuvers without human intervention.
The vehicle completed the course and earned second place overall in the DARPA Urban Challenge competition.

Cite This Study

Montemerlo et al. (2008) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a0aae3d286b3ba5d970b6ba https://doi.org/10.1002/rob.20258

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