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Generalizing the Covering Path Problem on a Grid

Data Structures and Algorithms 2019-04-30 v1 Optimization and Control

Abstract

We study the covering path problem on a grid of R^{2}. We generalize earlier results on a rectangular grid and prove that the covering path cost can be bounded by the area and perimeter of the grid. We provide (2+\epsilon) and (1+\epsilon)-approximations for the problem on a general grid and on a convex grid, respectively.

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@article{arxiv.1904.12258,
  title  = {Generalizing the Covering Path Problem on a Grid},
  author = {Liwei Zeng and Karen Smilowitz and Sunil Chopra},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1904.12258},
  year   = {2019}
}
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