Until now, precision, laboratory quality, automated control of remote vehicles has been unavailable. There exists a need for precise, repeatable, automated control of test vehicles for important and expensive vehicle collision testing. By applying our proprietary new technology, such vehicle control is possible. This technology is based on affordable computer based local navigation and robotic control technology. Vehicle position and heading information is fed to a remote portable control computer at high speed. Real time adjustment to speed and heading are made by the control computer to precisely control a vehicle through a complex predesignated path and speeds. System accuracy is expected to be better then. us or minus 1 inch, over a 300 foot control area. Speed accuracy is expected to be plus or minus .4 mph. A separately portable computer will store for later graphic analysis: time Vs speed, heading, XY location, wheel and throttle positions. Prototype demonstration of this potential has been demonstrated at MAC TECH.
Anticipated Results:Phase I, demonstrate claims on a reduced scale vehicle. Phase II, fabricate and demonstrate a crash worthy system in full scale field tests. Phase III, provide reusable systems to Auto manufacturer, consumer groups, and Government agencies etc.
