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 # terrain-navigation
 
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-This package includes a global planner based on Dubins RRT* enabling low altitude navigation for fixedwing vehicles in steep terrain.
+This package includes an implementation of the RA-L submission of  "Safe Low-Altitude Navigation in Steep Terrain with Fixed-Wing Aerial Vehicles".
+The implementation includes a global planner based on a RRT* in the Dubins Airplane space enabling low altitude navigation for fixed wing vehicles in steep terrain.
 
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     <img src="https://github.com/ethz-asl/terrain-navigation/assets/5248102/90e43b60-ea8c-49db-9fb3-257b145fc35c" alt="overview">