MARTY Autonomously Drifts Large Figure 8s

The Dynamic Design Lab's autonomous electric DeLorean, MARTY, repeatedly executes a highly dynamic figure 8 drifting maneuver at 50 km/h. To do this, the controller has to account for for the limited steering range of the vehicle - during the directional transitions, it rapidly sweeps from lock-to-lock in less than a second.

By studying how to control a vehicle in these extreme situations, the researchers are helping to make autonomous vehicles safer.

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