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Automation is gathering momentum, but implementation may <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.rockethub.com/projects/28761-elcano-open-source-autonomous-vehicles">shortchange</a> <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.rockethub.com/projects/28761-elcano-open-source-autonomous-vehicles">society</a>. </span></b><br>
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<div class="" style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:16px;margin-bottom:0.0001pt;text-align:justify"><span id="yiv4623421719yui_3_7_2_38_1377014197108_133" class="" style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt">Vehicle automation is too important to leave to the big companies, so <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.jigsawrenaissance.org/">Jigsaw Renaissance</a> is
putting together a low-cost electronics and software kit that will open
selfdrive for DIY experimentation. All contributions are appreciated.
Can you help us out either financially or technically? The RocketHub
crowdfunding campaign lasts until Monday, August 30, so we have less
than 2 weeks for our <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.rockethub.com/projects/partner/popularscience">Popular Science #Crowdgrant</a> to fund production of printed circuit boards: <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.rockethub.com/projects/28761-elcano-open-source-autonomous-vehicles">http://bit.ly/DIYRobotKits </a></span></div>
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<div class="" style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:16px;margin-bottom:0.0001pt;text-align:justify"><span id="yiv4623421719yui_3_7_2_38_1377014197108_129" class="" style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt">We
are working on implementing our kit into a self-driving vehicle
prototype that includes the vehicle, electronics, servos and actuators.
One of the goal is to keep the cost down to under $5,000. Our kit will
also fit on an RC car, which saves $2,000 on vehicle cost and $500 on
actuators. The prototype is a drive-by-wire recumbent tricycle:
legally a bicycle, so no
hassle with the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV). And yes, all of our
work is open source including the softwares and the electronics
schematics.</span></div><div class="" id="yiv4623421719yui_3_7_2_38_1377099348627_131" style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:16px;margin-bottom:0.0001pt;text-align:justify"><span class="" id="yiv4623421719yui_3_7_2_38_1377099348627_133" style> </span></div>
<div class="" style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:16px;margin-bottom:0.0001pt;text-align:justify"><span id="yiv4623421719yui_3_7_2_38_1377014197108_137" class="" style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt">We’re
extremely excited about the release of our kits and hope you can help
us spread the word. A sustained presence online will propel us well past
our intended goal. Please forward this link. Support the project by
backing it, tweeting about it (follow our <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/ElcanoProject">@ElcanoProject</a> twitter
account), and even blogging about it. We want our platform to be as
robust as possible, so your feedback would be awesome. We're happy to
answer any questions people might have. The more questions you ask, the
better our answers can be! </span></div><div class="" style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:medium;margin-bottom:0.0001pt;text-align:justify"><span class="" style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt"> </span></div>
<div class="" style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:16px;margin-bottom:0.0001pt;text-align:justify"><span class="" id="yiv4623421719yui_3_7_2_38_1377099348627_134" style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt">You can look at the current iteration on <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.elcanoproject.org/">www.elcanoproject.org</a>. We recently showed our first vehicle at the Stanford workshop on road vehicle automation (<a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.vehicleautomation.org/">http://www.vehicleautomation.org</a>). A second vehicle is being assembled at the University of Washington, Bothell, and will be the focus of a student project: <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://blogs.uw.edu/cssuwb/projects/elcano2/" id="yiv4623421719yui_3_7_2_38_1377099348627_137">http://blogs.uw.edu/cssuwb/projects/elcano2/</a> </span></div>
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<span class="">Our
electronics system runs on Arduino microprocessors robustly mounted on
custom printed circuit boards. We have already built the low level
control module, which isolates vehicle specific functions. We are
working on the high level module, which combines three separate
processors to find current location, plot a path to the destination, and
feed the next path segment (avoiding obstacles) to lowlevel control. We
also have a design for a module of five sonar range finders. Future
modules will handle the operator interface and connect to a PC based
simulator. You are welcome to subscribe to the project update: <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://fb.me/6qUFeMLZN">http://fb.me/6qUFeMLZN</a> Feel free to contact us at <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="mailto:info@ElcanoProject.org">info@ElcanoProject.org</a> with any questions or just to say hello. </span></div>
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<span class="" style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt"> </span></div><div class="" style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:medium;margin-bottom:0.0001pt;text-align:justify"><span class="" style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt">Thank you!</span></div>
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<span class="" style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt"> </span></div><div class="" style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:medium;margin-bottom:0.0001pt;text-align:justify"><span class="" style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt">Elcano Project Team</span></div>
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