Path planning device and method

Abstract

An object is to generate a movement path of a mobile object by using not only information acquired from a sensor but also information indicating a possibility of collision with an obstacle, so that the mobile object can avoid the obstacle in a natural manner in more situations. A movement state estimating unit to estimate a movement state of a mobile object using information acquired from a sensor, a collision risk determining unit to output determination information that is information indicating a determination result for the mobile object to avoid an obstacle based on the movement state and collision risk information that is information indicating a possibility of collision between the mobile object and the obstacle, and a path planning unit to generate a movement path of the mobile object based on the determination information are provided.

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