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Real-time Obstacle Avoidance Using Central Flow Divergence and Peripheral Flow

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Author(s)

David Coombs, Martin Herman, Tsai Hong Hong, M Nashman
Citation
NIST Interagency/Internal Report (NISTIR) - 5605
Report Number
5605
NIST Pub Series
NIST Interagency/Internal Report (NISTIR)
Pub Type
NIST Pubs

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Keywords

flow divergence, gaze stabilization, Mobility, Vision, Robotics & Intelligent Systems, Control, active vision, normal flow, obstacle avoidance

Citation

Coombs, D. , Herman, M. , , T. and Nashman, M. (1995), Real-time Obstacle Avoidance Using Central Flow Divergence and Peripheral Flow, NIST Interagency/Internal Report (NISTIR), National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=820494 (Accessed October 27, 2025)

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Created February 1, 1995, Updated November 26, 2008
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