Despite less than perfect weather, this year’s AVC was a remarkable event. On land as well as in the air, several vehicles were able to finish 100% of the track. In addition, certain airplanes demonstrated autonomous takeoff and landing. The official event page and Twitter trend contain much information about the event; I just wanted to share several pictures that I’ve made while spectating. Enjoy,
Oleg.
Team Tobor, 1st on land
Team Tobor on the track
Robota - first in the air
Robota in the air
Robota on land
Bon Scott - second place
Bon Scott racing. Two GPSes are better than one 🙂
Death by Pine Tree (second place) launching
DPT Closeup
Team Auto Crusher - 3rd place
Auto Crusher speeding. The only vehicle completing the track all 3 times
On finish line
University of Arizona Paparazzi in the air - 3rd place
Paparazzi performs autonomous landing
Autobanh - cute little thing made from kid's toys
Requires two people to control in manual mode
Cruising
DIY Drones - last year leader. 4th place this time
Referees
Thanks for posting these. Great shots of a great day!
If you have a flickr account you should post these to our AVC 2010 group.
http://www.flickr.com/groups/avc2010/
Awesome photos!! Thanks for posting those in the comment on my site. Definitely a fun time.
Awesome photos and topic. I think Elmo’s my favorite. BEAM robot is definitely on the to do list… maybe a vehicle now…