A team at Lincoln University is developing collision avoidance technology for autonomous cars based on the vision systems of swarming insects. The team working on the project, known as Ultracept, said current collision avoidance solutions have too many limitations and project leader Shigang Yue said naturally evolved biological systems could be the solution. He has already helped develop autonomous navigation systems for robots based on a locust’s vision. “Insects are very good at detecting objects in their environment that they can use to navigate,” he said.
A team at Lincoln University is developing collision avoidance technology for autonomous cars based on the vision systems of swarming insects. The team working on the project, known as Ultracept, said current collision avoidance solutions have too many limitations and project leader Shigang Yue said naturally evolved biological systems could be the solution. He has already helped develop autonomous navigation systems for robots based on a locust’s vision. The team said the technology can also be used in robotics, video games and healthcare.