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We study the problem of optimal multi-robot path planning on graphs (MPP) over four distinct minimization objectives: the total arrival time, the makespan (last arrival time), the total distance, and the maximum (single-robot traveled)…

Robotics · Computer Science 2015-07-14 Jingjin Yu , Steven M. LaValle

One of the most fundamental problems in computer science is the reachability problem: Given a directed graph and two vertices s and t, can s reach t via a path? We revisit existing techniques and combine them with new approaches to support…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2021-02-02 Kathrin Hanauer , Christian Schulz , Jonathan Trummer

The mobile robot dispersion problem on graphs asks $k\leq n$ robots placed initially arbitrarily on the nodes of an $n$-node anonymous graph to reposition autonomously to reach a configuration in which each robot is on a distinct node of…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2019-04-30 Ajay D. Kshemkalyani , Anisur Rahaman Molla , Gokarna Sharma

Orienteering is the following optimization problem: given an edge-weighted graph (directed or undirected), two nodes s,t and a time limit T, find an s-t walk of total length at most T that maximizes the number of distinct nodes visited by…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2007-12-03 Chandra Chekuri , Nitish Korula

The Multi-Objective Shortest Path Problem (MO-SPP), typically posed on a graph, determines a set of paths from a start vertex to a destination vertex while optimizing multiple objectives. In general, there does not exist a single solution…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2023-07-11 Valmiki Kothare , Zhongqiang Ren , Sivakumar Rathinam , Howie Choset

In this paper, we address the numerical solution of the Optimal Transport Problem on undirected weighted graphs, taking the shortest path distance as transport cost. The optimal solution is obtained from the long-time limit of the gradient…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2020-09-29 Enrico Facca , Michele Benzi

In machine learning, Optimal Transport (OT) theory is extensively utilized to compare probability distributions across various applications, such as graph data represented by node distributions and image data represented by pixel…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-01-30 Jianming Huang , Xun Su , Zhongxi Fang , Hiroyuki Kasai

When traveling through a graph with an accessible deterministic path to a target, is it ever preferable to resort to stochastic node-to-node transitions instead? And if so, what are the conditions guaranteeing that such a stochastic optimal…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2025-01-13 Mallory E. Gaspard , Alexander Vladimirsky

We study optimal Multi-robot Path Planning (MPP) on graphs, in order to improve the efficiency of multi-robot system (MRS) in the warehouse-like environment. We propose a novel algorithm, OMRPP (One-way Multi-robot Path Planning) based on…

Robotics · Computer Science 2021-07-27 Jiaxi Huo , Ronghao Zheng , Meiqin Liu , Senlin Zhang

Motivated by an emerging framework of Autonomous Modular Vehicles, we consider the abstract problem of optimally routing two modules, i.e., vehicles that can attach to or detach from each other in motion on a graph. The modules' objective…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2023-02-13 Karan Jagdale , Melkior Ornik

The graph exploration problem is to visit all the nodes of a connected graph by a mobile entity, e.g., a robot. The robot has no a priori knowledge of the topology of the graph or of its size. Cohen et al. \cite{Ilcinkas08} introduced label…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2012-05-01 Meng Zhang , Yi Zhang , Jijun Tang

Path optimization is a fundamental concern across various real-world scenarios, ranging from traffic congestion issues to efficient data routing over the internet. The Traffic Assignment Problem (TAP) is a classic continuous optimization…

Disordered Systems and Neural Networks · Physics 2025-04-21 Rayan Harfouche , Giovanni Piccioli , Lenka Zdeborová

A graph environment must be explored by a collection of mobile robots. Some of the robots, a priori unknown, may turn out to be unreliable. The graph is weighted and each node is assigned a deadline. The exploration is successful if each…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2017-10-03 Jurek Czyzowicz , Maxime Godon , Evangelos Kranakis , Arnaud Labourel , Euripides Markou

Pure exploration in multi-armed bandits has emerged as an important framework for modeling decision-making and search under uncertainty. In modern applications, however, one is often faced with a tremendously large number of options. Even…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2022-11-22 Parth K. Thaker , Mohit Malu , Nikhil Rao , Gautam Dasarathy

In a directed graph $G=(V,E)$ with a capacity on every edge, a \emph{bottleneck path} (or \emph{widest path}) between two vertices is a path maximizing the minimum capacity of edges in the path. For the single-source all-destination version…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2018-09-03 Ran Duan , Kaifeng Lyu , Hongxun Wu , Yuanhang Xie

The Gathering problem for a swarm of robots asks for a distributed algorithm that brings such entities to a common place, not known in advance. We consider the well-known OBLOT model with robots constrained to move along the edges of a…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2025-09-09 Serafino Cicerone , Alessia Di Fonso , Gabriele Di Stefano , Alfredo Navarra

Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMRs) operate on battery power, making energy efficiency a critical consideration, particularly in outdoor environments where terrain variations affect energy consumption. While prior research has primarily focused…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-09-09 Faiza Babakano , Ahmed Fahmin , Bojie Shen , Muhammad Aamir Cheema , Isma Farah Siddiqui

In the restricted shortest paths problem, we are given a graph $G$ whose edges are assigned two non-negative weights: lengths and delays, a source $s$, and a delay threshold $D$. The goal is to find, for each target $t$, the length of the…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2024-10-23 Vikrant Ashvinkumar , Aaron Bernstein , Adam Karczmarz

This paper proposes a novel mission planning algorithm for autonomous robots that selects an optimal waypoint sequence from a predefined set to maximize total reward while satisfying obstacle avoidance, state, input, derivative, mission…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-05-07 Jose D. Hoyos , Tianyu Zhou , Zehui Lu , Shaoshuai Mou

Grasp is an essential skill for robots to interact with humans and the environment. In this paper, we build a vision-based, robust and real-time robotic grasp approach with fully convolutional neural network. The main component of our…

Robotics · Computer Science 2018-09-19 Hanbo Zhang , Xinwen Zhou , Xuguang Lan , Jin Li , Zhiqiang Tian , Nanning Zheng