following the obstacle profile, e.g. a wall or undulated terrain

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Control of position, course, altitude or attitude of land, water, air or space vehicles, e.g. using automatic pilots (drive control systems specially adapted for autonomous road vehicles B60W60/00) > Intended control result > Safety or protection, e.g. defining protection zones around obstacles or avoiding hazards (arrangements for controlling the position or course of two or more vehicles for avoiding collisions therebetween G05D1/693; arrangements for reacting to or preventing system or operator failure G05D1/80) > Obstacle avoidance (predicting or avoiding probable or impending collision of road vehicles B60W30/08) > following the obstacle profile, e.g. a wall or undulated terrain