IIT Madras develops motion planning algorithms that can think like humans

Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Madras have developed a class of fast and efficient 'motion planning' algorithms which can think like human beings and enable autonomous aerial, ground or surface vehicles to navigate obstacle-cluttered environments.

Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Madras have developed a class of fast and efficient 'motion planning' algorithms which can think like human beings and enable autonomous aerial, ground or surface vehicles to navigate obstacle-cluttered environments. According to the team, the algorithms have been developed on the novel notion of 'Generalised Shape Expansion' (GSE) that enables planning for a safe and dynamically feasible trajectory for autonomous vehicles.