autonomous navigation

Self-directed path planning

Autonomous navigation is a system's ability to determine its location and plot a course without human input.

The term applies mainly to vehicles—self-driving cars, drones, spacecraft, underwater robots—that use sensors, GPS, and algorithms to move through environments independently.

The rover used autonomous navigation to traverse the Martian terrain.

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sensors · GPS · reinforcement learning · motion control · machine learning · computer vision · actuators · safety systems · LIDAR · energy efficiency · edge computing · waypoint

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control source

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Wireless device operator

teleoperation · manual control · manual steering · radio-controlled · joystick control

independence

autonomous navigationwire-guided

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