SICK wants to help you be more competitive in your quest to participate in the DARPA Urban Challenge slated for 2007.

Please contact a local Authorized SICK Distributor for special pricing.

SICK has a variety of innovative laser measurement sensors, distance measurement sensors, and encoders that can be used for obstacle detection, terrain mapping and measurement on autonomous vehicles. Please check back soon for special offers for Urban Challenge participants. We look forward to working with you.

SICK is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of sensors, safety systems and automatic identification products for industrial applications. During the 2005 Grand Challenge, all five finishing teams and the majority of the race finalists had SICK Laser Measurement System Sensors (LMS) mounted on their vehicles. Selecting a close-range obstacle sensor is not an easy decision when designing an autonomous vehicle. The sensor must be able to handle adverse weather conditions. The measured values should be accurate enough to determine location so that data can be transferred, manipulated, and distributed to the appropriate control output. LMS Laser Scanners from SICK are capable of meeting both criteria.

LMS Scanners operate by measuring the time of flight of a laser light pulse. The time between transmission and reception of the impulse is directly proportional to the distance between the scanner and the object. The two-dimensional scanners can transmit data at 500k baud and have an IP 65 enclosure rating.