Automatic path planning system and method
US7167180B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 23, 1998 |
| Grant date | Jan 23, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 23, 2018 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T2207/30172
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method of path planning, comprising providing a dataset representing a cavity and a boundary; providing a plurality of points in said dataset, including at least a starting point and an ending point; and automatically determining a path between the starting point and the ending point, responsive to a penalty associated with passing through points in the cavity. Preferably, the penalty value associated with a point depends on a distance between the point and the boundary.
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