The Boeing Company
PROBABILITY-BASED OBSTACLE AVOIDANCE

Abstract:

A system includes an interface configured to receive sensor data corresponding to a potential hazard associated with a travel path of a vehicle. The system also includes an obstacle database including probability distributions of potential obstacles. The system further includes one or more processors coupled to the interface and configured to generate a probability index associated with the potential hazard and to determine whether to modify the travel path based on the probability index and the probability distributions.