Obstacle detection and off-road route planning for vehicles

Abstract

The examples described herein provide a method for obstacle detection and path planning in terrain for a vehicle, which includes collecting lidar data about a terrain environment near the vehicle using the vehicle's lidar device. The method further includes detecting, using the lidar data, a mountain along a terrain path that the vehicle is traveling on in the terrain environment. The method further includes detecting, using the lidar data, an obstacle on the mountain along the path. The method further includes generating an evasive path that the vehicle should follow. The method further includes causing the vehicle to cross the mountain while reducing interaction with the obstacle by following the evasive path.

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