The phrase "avoid an obstacle" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when discussing strategies or actions taken to prevent encountering difficulties or challenges.
Example: "In order to successfully navigate the course, the driver had to avoid an obstacle that appeared suddenly in the road."
Alternatives: "steer clear of a barrier" or "dodge a hindrance".
It's like swerving to avoid an obstacle in the road.
My colleagues and I have demonstrated that, when walking, older adults cannot avoid an obstacle as reliably as younger adults if their attention is divided.
Consumer Reports had rated the 1995 and 1996 Isuzu Trooper "not acceptable" in an October 1996 review, saying it had tended to tip over on two wheels in a test that simulated swerving to avoid an obstacle.
(Nissan) On the topic of steering, Nissan disclosed details about a safety feature under development in Yokohama, Japan, that would be activated when a driver failed to take sufficiently quick evasive action to avoid an obstacle.
You were positioned to the left of the lane to avoid an obstacle to the right of it!
For example, pedestrians avoid an obstacle along their path without realizing they have done so, and they bypass money hanging from a tree (Hyman, Sarb, & Wise-Swanson, 2014).
For example, let us consider pushing of an object to a goal avoiding an obstacle.
If the agent is in an area where avoiding an obstacle is required, then avoiding the obstacle, gets priority (in fact, leaving it for its turn) over dispersion.
If the agent is in an area where avoiding an obstacle is required, then avoiding the obstacle is behaviorally prioritized over coverage extension, i.e. motive of avoiding recent past before the actual move.
Traditional computer algorithms tend to not produce a useful result until they are complete (which may be too late in case of avoiding an obstacle for instance).
When the robot avoids an obstacle or passes an object, a short range of distance information is necessary for the operator.
