Vector Field Navigation

Vector Field Navigation

Why Your Agent Stalls in Dead Zones and How to Rethink Field Design

You deploy your robot, watch it glide smoothly for a few second, then—nothing. It sits there, wheels twitching, trapped in a phantom well that does no...

Vector Field Navigation

When Discontinuous Gradients Break Vector Navigation: What to Fix First

Imagine your robot coasts smoothly toward a waypoint — then jerks sideways for no obvious reason. No obstacle. No sensor glitch. The path planner says...

Vector Field Navigation

When Your Vector Field Drifts Off Course: Fixing Alignment Before It Breaks Your Model

Vector field navigation promises smooth, continuous trajectories. But when alignment drifts, your model doesn't just wobble—it breaks. I've seen teams...