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CORTO-Planner

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CORTO-Planner is an autonomous navigation system designed to guide agile drones through obstacle-filled environments.

It constructs flexible safe corridors and recalculates routes in real time, helping drones pass through narrow gaps, sharp turns and maze-like layouts while maintaining clearance from obstacles. Evaluations in computer simulations and on physical drones compared its performance with other planning systems, assessing factors such as flight time, speed and usable maneuvering space. The work illustrates how trajectory planning can balance efficient flight with collision avoidance in confined settings.

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Knowridge
Durham University researchers developed and tested CORTO-Planner in the United Kingdom, enabling autonomous drones to navigate crowded spaces faster through adaptable safety corridors.
9/17/2026 • Autonomy, AI & Software • General
TechXplore
Durham University researchers developed and tested CORTO-Planner in 2026 to enable faster, safer autonomous drone flight through narrow and obstacle-filled environments.
9/16/2026 • Autonomy, AI & Software • General
EurekAlert!
Durham University researchers developed and tested CORTO-Planner in simulations and real-drone flights to improve high-speed obstacle avoidance in crowded environments.
9/15/2026 • Autonomy, AI & Software • General