SciAutonics, LLC

What is SciAutonics LLC?
SciAutonics LLC was formed in May 2003 by employees of the Thousand Oaks based Rockwell Scientific Company (RSC) and external consultants for the main purpose of participating in DARPA's Grand Challenge by creating, developing, and racing a superior autonomous ground vehicle with newly developed robotic software. We desire to be a part of the development of groundbreaking software technology that will be instrumental in helping to forge the exciting new world of robotic ground vehicles. The company is composed of scientists, engineers, and consultants of various backgrounds, all with a desire to meet the challenge put forth by DARPA with creativity and ingenuity.

SciAutonics-Auburn Team

In October 2003, SciAutonics teamed with Auburn University in the efforts to build an autonomous vehicle for participation in the 2004 DARPA Grand Challenge. Prof. Dave Bevly and Rob Daily contributed with their expertise in vehicle control significantly to the success of this effort in the team "SciAutonics-1".
For the 2005 Grand Challenge, this close collaboration is reflected in a change of the team name to "SciAutonics-Auburn".

Team Name
SciAutonics-Auburn

Vehicle Name
RASCAL

Team Leader
John Porter

Organization
SciAutonics, LLC

City and State
Thousand Oaks, CA

Main Sponsors
SciAutonics, LLC
Rockwell
Scientific
Rockwell Collins
ATV Corporation

The vehicle of the ”SciAutonics-1 Team”, RASCAL (Robust Autonomous Sensor-Controlled All-Terrain Land-Vehicle)is based on an ATV off-road vehicle produced by ATV Corporation. The vehicle has a continuous-variable transmission and 4-wheel drive. It can be driven manually, although the driver seat is now taken by a rack of computers.