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The Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) path planning problem is a complex optimization problem in the field of robotics. In this paper, we investigate the possible utilization of this problem in benchmarking global optimization methods. We…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2025-01-27 Mhd Ali Shehadeh , Jakub Kudela

Cellular-connected unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are expected to play an increasingly important role in future wireless networks. To facilitate the reliable navigation for cellular-connected UAVs, channel knowledge map (CKM) is considered…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2025-12-09 Yuxuan Song , Haiquan Lu , Chiya Zhang , Beixiong Zheng , Yong Zeng

In many applications, including underwater robotics, the coverage problem requires an autonomous vehicle to systematically explore a defined area while minimizing redundancy and avoiding obstacles. This paper investigates coverage path…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-06-19 Ahmed Ibrahim , Francisco F. C. Rego , Éric Busvelle

Coverage Path Planning involves visiting every unoccupied state in an environment with obstacles. In this paper, we explore this problem in environments which are initially unknown to the agent, for purposes of simulating the task of a…

Robotics · Computer Science 2022-10-12 Robert Chuchro

The classic problem of constrained pathfinding is a well-studied, yet challenging, topic in AI with a broad range of applications in various areas such as communication and transportation. The Weight Constrained Shortest Path Problem…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2024-03-07 Saman Ahmadi , Guido Tack , Daniel Harabor , Philip Kilby , Mahdi Jalili

Coverage path planning is a well-studied problem in robotics in which a robot must plan a path that passes through every point in a given area repeatedly, usually with a uniform frequency. To address the scenario in which some points need…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2020-06-02 Rishi Shah , Yuqian Jiang , Justin Hart , Peter Stone

We define a new problem called the Vehicle Scheduling Problem (VSP). The goal is to minimize an objective function, such as the number of tardy vehicles over a transportation network subject to maintaining safety distances, meeting hard…

Robotics · Computer Science 2020-01-28 Mirmojtaba Gharibi , Steven L. Waslander , Raouf Boutaba

In built infrastructure monitoring, an efficient path planning algorithm is essential for robotic inspection of large surfaces using computer vision. In this work, we first formulate the inspection path planning problem as an extended…

Robotics · Computer Science 2017-06-15 Manh Duong Phung , Cong Hoang Quach , Tran Hiep Dinh , Quang Ha

Effective risk monitoring in dynamic environments such as disaster zones requires an adaptive exploration strategy to detect hidden threats. We propose a bi-level unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) monitoring strategy that efficiently integrates…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2026-01-22 Jimin Choi , Grant Stagg , Cameron K. Peterson , Max Z. Li

The 2D Multi-Agent Path Finding (MAPF) problem aims at finding collision-free paths for a number of agents, from a set of start locations to a set of goal positions in a known 2D environment. MAPF has been studied in theoretical computer…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2019-05-22 Gleb Belov , Liron Cohen , Maria Garcia de la Banda , Daniel Harabor , Sven Koenig , Xinrui Wei

In this paper, we propose a systematic framework for fast exploration of complex and large 3-D environments using micro aerial vehicles (MAVs). The key insight is the organic integration of the frontier-based and sampling-based strategies…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-03-05 Shiyong Zhang , Xuebo Zhang , Qianli Dong , Ziyu Wang , Haobo Xi , Jing Yuan

In this research, an extensive literature review was performed on the recent developments of the ambulance routing problem (ARP) and ambulance location problem (ALP). Both are respective modifications of the vehicle routing problem (VRP)…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2020-01-16 Joseph Tassone , Salimur Choudhury

This article introduces a multimodal motion planning (MMP) algorithm that combines three-dimensional (3-D) path planning and a DWA obstacle avoidance algorithm. The algorithms aim to plan the path and motion of obstacle-overcoming robots in…

Robotics · Computer Science 2022-09-05 Yuanhao huang , Shi Huang , Hao Wang , Ruifeng Meng

Cooperative path planning is gaining its importance due to the increasing demand on using multiple unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for complex missions. This work addresses the problem by introducing a new algorithm named MultiRRT that…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-04-17 Thu Hang Khuat , Duy-Nam Bui , Hoa TT. Nguyen , Mien L. Trinh , Minh T. Nguyen , Manh Duong Phung

We propose an informative path planning (IPP) algorithm for active classification using an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), focusing on weed detection in precision agriculture. We model the presence of weeds on farmland using an occupancy…

Robotics · Computer Science 2016-07-14 Marija Popovic , Gregory Hitz , Juan Nieto , Roland Siegwart , Enric Galceran

In this study, we present a simple and intuitive method for accelerating optimal Reeds-Shepp path computation. Our approach uses geometrical reasoning to analyze the behavior of optimal paths, resulting in a new partitioning of the state…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-08-14 Ibrahim Ibrahim , Wilm Decré , Jan Swevers

With the proliferation of small aerial vehicles, acquiring close up aerial imagery for high quality reconstruction of complex scenes is gaining importance. We present an adaptive view planning method to collect such images in an automated…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2019-11-20 Cheng Peng , Volkan Isler

Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) can offer timely and cost-effective delivery of high-quality sensing data. How- ever, deciding when and where to take measurements in complex environments remains an open challenge. To address this issue, we…

Robotics · Computer Science 2017-03-09 Marija Popovic , Teresa Vidal-Calleja , Gregory Hitz , Inkyu Sa , Roland Siegwart , Juan Nieto

Logistics and transport are core of many industrial and business processes. One of the most promising segments in the field is optimisation of vehicle routes. Scientific effort is focused primarily on algorithms developed in simplified…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2024-03-08 Nikica Peric , Slaven Begovic , Vinko Lesic

The resource-constrained shortest path problem (RCSPP) is a fundamental NP-hard optimization challenge with broad applications, from network routing to autonomous navigation. This problem involves finding a path that minimizes a primary…

Robotics · Computer Science 2026-05-20 Nuno Soares , António Grilo