Tartan Racing Wins With CarSim

CarSim®, Mechanical Simulation Corporation’s vehicle dynamics simulation software, was part of the Tartan Racing Team of Carnegie-Mellon University that took home the coveted first prize in the DARPA Urban Challenge, a robotic vehicle race Nov. 3 at the former George Air Force Base in Victorville, Calif.

From an original field of 89 teams, Pittsburgh-based Carnegie Mellon’s self-driving Chevy Tahoe, “Boss,” competed against 10 other teams in the finals, winning a first prize of $2 million. The DARPA Urban Challenge, sponsored by the U.S. military’s Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), is a competitive rally for autonomous cars during which they are required to navigate, park and deal with traffic on a 60-mile urban course. CarSim was used by the Carnegie Mellon team to predict vehicle behavior over a wide range of road conditions and assist it in operating without a driver.

“We’re honored to be able to participate in the type of leading-edge technology demonstrated in the DARPA Challenge,” explained Thomas D. Gillespie, Ph.D., director of product planning and co-founder of Ann Arbor, Mich.-based Mechanical Simulation. “The work being done by Carnegie Mellon – and all these teams – is reflected in the advancements in active safety systems within the automotive industry and in countless other programs in the future.”

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Photograph of winning vehicle, "Boss".

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