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VBMO: Voting-Based Multi-Objective Path Planning

Artificial Intelligence 2023-08-24 v1

Abstract

This paper presents VBMO, the Voting-Based Multi-Objective path planning algorithm, that generates optimal single-objective plans, evaluates each of them with respect to the other objectives, and selects one with a voting mechanism. VBMO does not use hand-tuned weights, consider the multiple objectives at every step of search, or use an evolutionary algorithm. Instead, it considers how a plan that is optimal in one objective may perform well with respect to others. VBMO incorporates three voting mechanisms: range, Borda, and combined approval. Extensive evaluation in diverse and complex environments demonstrates the algorithm's ability to efficiently produce plans that satisfy multiple objectives.

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@article{arxiv.2308.11755,
  title  = {VBMO: Voting-Based Multi-Objective Path Planning},
  author = {Raj Korpan},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2308.11755},
  year   = {2023}
}

Comments

First International Workshop on Search and Planning with Complex Objectives (WoSePCO) at IJCAI'2023

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