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A navigation system for navigating an autonomous vehicle along a path that is confined by walls that are within range of on-board sensors is described. The system determines the relative location and orientation of the walls with respect to the vehicle. The system controls the steering angle and the

A navigation system for navigating an autonomous vehicle along a path that is confined by walls that are within range of on-board sensors is described. The system determines the relative location and orientation of the walls with respect to the vehicle. The system controls the steering angle and the ground speed of the vehicle by employing: (a) range data to establish free space in front of vehicle; (b) active contours to generate a desired path; (c) driving hints to guide the active contours along arcs and open areas; (d) steering hints to confine the active contours to a specific domain of free space, at, for instance, intersections; and (e) a desired path to generate steering demand or velocity.

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A navigation system for navigating an autonomous vehicle along a path that is confined by walls that are within range of on-board sensors is described. The system determines the relative location and orientation of the walls with respect to the vehicle. The system controls the steering angle and the

A navigation system for navigating an autonomous vehicle along a path that is confined by walls that are within range of on-board sensors is described. The system determines the relative location and orientation of the walls with respect to the vehicle. The system controls the steering angle and the ground speed of the vehicle by employing: (a) range data to establish free space in front of vehicle; (b) active contours to generate a desired path; (c) driving hints to guide the active contours along arcs and open areas; (d) steering hints to confine the active contours to a specific domain of free space, at, for instance, intersections; and (e) a desired path to generate steering demand or velocity. or data related to the apparatus, means for retrieving the data; and means for transmitting a response from the request wirelessly to a remote device. 24. The apparatus as in claim 23, further comprising means for determining the level of access based upon the request. 25. An apparatus for remotely receiving a request to access and execute diagnostic executable code and/or data related to the apparatus comprising: a storage device wherein the diagnostic executable code and data are stored; a remote access for receiving the request from an authorized user; and a processor linked to the storage device and the remote access, the processor executes the diagnostic executable code or retrieves the data.