ANNOUNCEMENTS

Team Juggernaut would like to announce that Klune Industries has signed on as a team sponsor. For a list of every Team Juggernaut's sponsors, click here.

We're in! Team Juggernaut has been selected as one of 36 semi-finalists for the DARPA Urban Challenge 2007. Read the announcement here.

The Urban Challenge 2007 will be held in Victorville, Calif., at the site of the former George Air Force Base on Nov. 3, 2007. The National Qualification Event will be held at the same location Oct. 26-31, 2007.

Team Juggernaut was recently featured in the news. KSL TV Channel 5 in Salt Lake City filmed the Urban Juggernaut and the team's backup vehicle (a HMMWV) driving autonomously. Visit our News page, or go directly to KSL TV's Web site.

Utah Governor Jon Huntsman has written a letter to Team Juggernaut congratulating it on its efforts to compete in the Urban Challenge 2007. Visit the downloads link, or click here.

VPI Engineering of Salt Lake City will support Team Juggernaut in the Urban Challenge 2007. For a list of Team Juggernaut's sponsors, click here.

The DARPA Urban Challenge 2007, to be held Nov. 3 2007, will feature autonomous ground vehicles executing simulated military supply missions safely and effectively in a mock urban area. Safe operation in traffic is essential to United States military plans to use autonomous ground vehicles to conduct important missions.

DARPA created two separate tracks for teams to qualify for and compete in the Urban Challenge 2007. Track A required teams to submit a detailed proposal with the hope of securing $1 million in technology development funds. Track B required an application submission and will include a series of qualification activities. To see a list of the Track A and Track B participants, click here.

The Urban Challenge 2007 course comprises a 60-mile urban area, which vehicles must complete in fewer than six hours. To succeed, vehicles must autonomously obey traffic laws while merging into moving traffic, navigating traffic circles, negotiating busy intersections and avoiding obstacles.

GPS coordinates that identify the correct route are provided shortly before the race begins. In addition to following these coordinates, the vehicle must be able to “see” what is ahead of it and navigate appropriately, avoiding obstacles such as additional vehicles, buildings or other barriers. No contact with the vehicle can be made once the race is underway.

DesignJug is developing a fully autonomous (no human driver), standard-sized vehicle that is capable of driving in active, complex urban traffic conditions. DesignJug has already conducted testing on two urban vehicles, a 1995 Nissan Altima and a 2004 Jeep Liberty. Both vehicles are retrofitted with the Pronto4™ system.

DesignJug has laboratory facilities to support its efforts that include: four axis CNC machining, rapid prototyping, rapid manufacturing, PCB development, assembly and testing, sheet metal work, TIG and stick welding, arc discharge welding, plasma arc cutting, mold making and injection, lathe work, 3D modeling, FPGA development, wood working, mechanical assembly, cable assembly and testing, system troubleshooting and software development.

As preparations for the Urban Challenge 2007 continue, DesignJug will provide updates and additional information as necessary.