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New technology detects forest road surfaces with over 90% accuracy!

Forest road surface detection using LiDAR-SLAM and U-Net
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Researchers developed a method to help robots and vehicles navigate forest roads by detecting the road surface using LiDAR-SLAM and U-Net. LiDAR-SLAM accurately estimates road shape, while U-Net efficiently identifies road edges. The method was tested in a forest road, achieving over 90.2% accuracy in detecting the road surface.