Air
This project and research started in southern california in 1991 with the creation of the autonomous flying vehicle project and is still in operation until this very day. A succession of flying vehicles were made from the AFV ( Autonomous Flying Vehicle ) in 1991 which can be seen above to the AVATAR ( Autonomous Vehicle Aerial Tracking and Retrieval ) which was created in 1994.
Sea
The development of Indias first Autonomous Under Water Vehicle is expected to complete its final underwater trial by august 2010 . Autonomous Underwater technology is vigorously persued in many technologically advanced countires such as australia, germany, russia, korea and japan.The creation - ' AUV 150 ' is a cylinderical carrier which is imbedded with advanced power, propulsion, navigation and control systems. Two arrays of cross fins have also been fixed at the two ends to provide additional stability to the AUV. A lithium plymer battery powers the vehicle and a pressure hull contains its electronics and energy system. The vehicle can be seen below.
The use of the vehicle is to carry out an underwater mission without assistance from an operator on the surface. The vehicle determines its own geographical position with navigational sensors .
Land
The audi pikes peek TTS Autonomous vehicle which also has been given the nickname shelley is an autonomous vehicle capable ot completing the pikes peak international hill climb in a reasonable time using rally driving techniques.
The main team behind this operation was the volkswagen electronic research lab signifying that control systems within companies is playing a greater role in todays real world applications.
How does the car work ? Is it reliant on GPS or following some preprogrammed data. Does it have to follow markers ? How does it detect the track edge ? Can it alter its behaviour as a human would if the track is muddy, dusty or clean dry tarmac ?
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