Multi UAV Coverage Path Planning in Urban Environments [PDF]
Sensors, 2021 Coverage path planning (CPP) is a field of study which objective is to find a path that covers every point of a certain area of interest. Recently, the use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) has become more proficient in various applications such as ...
Javier Muñoz +5 more
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Exact and Heuristic Multi-Robot Dubins Coverage Path Planning for Known Environments [PDF]
Sensors, 2023 Coverage path planning (CPP) of multiple Dubins robots has been extensively applied in aerial monitoring, marine exploration, and search and rescue. Existing multi-robot coverage path planning (MCPP) research use exact or heuristic algorithms to address ...
Lin Li +6 more
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Hybrid golden Jackal and moth flame optimization algorithm based coverage path planning in heterogeneous UAV networks [PDF]
Scientific ReportsCoverage Path Planning is an important strategy used mainly in junction with the unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) such that it can cover the regions of the target with minimized energy consumptions.
K. Karthik +2 more
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Biologically Inspired Complete Coverage Path Planning Algorithm Based on Q-Learning [PDF]
Sensors, 2023 Complete coverage path planning requires that the mobile robot traverse all reachable positions in the environmental map. Aiming at the problems of local optimal path and high path coverage ratio in the complete coverage path planning of the traditional ...
Xiangquan Tan +3 more
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Robotic Coverage Path Planning for Ultrasonic Inspection [PDF]
Applied Sciences, 2021 Automatic robotic inspection of arbitrary free-form shapes is relevant for many quality control applications in different industries. We propose a method for planning the motion of an industrial robot to perform ultrasonic inspection of varying 3D shapes.
Kastor Felsner +2 more
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Full coverage path planning algorithm for MRgFUS therapy. [PDF]
Int J Med Robot, 2022 AbstractBackgroundHigh‐quality methods for Magnetic Resonance guided Focussed Ultrasound (MRgFUS) therapy planning are needed for safe and efficient clinical practices. Herein, an algorithm for full coverage path planning based on preoperative MR images is presented.MethodsThe software functionalities of an MRgFUS robotic system were enhanced by ...
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Complete-Coverage Path-Planning Algorithm Based on Transition Probability and Learning Perturbation Operator [PDF]
SensorsTo achieve shorter path length and lower repetition rate for robotic complete coverage path planning, a complete-coverage path-planning algorithm based on transition probability and learning perturbation operator (CCPP-TPLP) is proposed.
Xia Wang +3 more
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Improved genetic algorithm based on bi-level co-evolution for coverage path planning in irregular region [PDF]
Scientific ReportsIrregular region coverage path planning has been widely applied in robot search tasks and has attracted a lot of attention. This study proposes an improved genetic algorithm based on bi-level co-evolution for coverage path planning (IGA–CPP) in irregular
Guanzhong Chen +6 more
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A UAV Coverage Path Planning Method Based on a Diameter–Height Model for Mountainous Terrain
Applied SciencesMost unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) nowadays engage in coverage missions using coverage paths with simple patterns that are limited in two-dimensional space, ignoring the elevation features of mountainous terrain intentionally, resulting in losing ...
Nan Zhang +5 more
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Journal of Marine Science and EngineeringThe path planning strategy of deep-sea mining vehicles is an important factor affecting the efficiency of deep-sea mining missions. However, the current traditional path planning algorithms suffer from hose entanglement problems and small coverage in the
Bowen Xing, Xiao Wang, Zhenchong Liu
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