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Efficient aerial data collection is important in many remote sensing applications. In large-scale monitoring scenarios, deploying a team of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) offers improved spatial coverage and robustness against individual…

Robotics · Computer Science 2023-03-03 Jonas Westheider , Julius Rückin , Marija Popović

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

Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Coverage Path Planning (CPP) is critical for applications such as precision agriculture and search and rescue. While traditional methods rely on discrete grid-based representations, real-world UAV operations…

In this article, we consider a multi-agent path planning problem in a stochastic environment. The environment, which can be an urban road network, is represented by a graph where the travel time for selected road segments (impeded edges) is…

Today, low-altitude fixed-wing Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) are largely limited to primitively follow user-defined waypoints. To allow fully-autonomous remote missions in complex environments, real-time environment-aware navigation is…

This paper addresses path planning of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) with remote sensing capabilities (or wireless communication capabilities). The goal of the path planning is to find a minimum-flight-time closed tour of the UAV visiting…

Robotics · Computer Science 2016-12-20 Dae-Sung Jang , Hyeok-Joo Chae , Han-Lim Choi

Autonomous uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAVs) can be utilized as aerial relays to serve users far from terrestrial infrastructure. Unfortunately, existing algorithms for aerial relay path planning cannot accommodate general flight constraints…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2026-02-05 Pham Q. Viet , Daniel Romero

This study proposes a novel multi-objective integer programming model for a collision-free discrete drone path planning problem. Considering the possibility of bypassing obstacles or flying above them, this study aims to minimize the path…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-04-20 Mahmoud Golabi , Soheila Ghambari , Julien Lepagnot , Laetitia Jourdan , Mathieu Brevilliers , Lhassane Idoumghar

Various applications of advanced air mobility (AAM) in urban environments facilitate our daily life and public services. As one of the key issues of realizing these applications autonomously, path planning problem has been studied with main…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2021-07-06 Bizhao Pang , Xinting Hu , Wei Dai , Kin Huat Low

Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are desirable platforms for time-efficient and cost-effective task execution. 3-D path planning is a key challenge for task decision-making. This paper proposes an improved multi-objective evolutionary…

Robotics · Computer Science 2023-08-22 Yougang Xiao , Hao Yang , Huan Liu , Keyu Wu , Guohua Wu

Tunnel construction using the drill-and-blast method requires the 3D measurement of the excavation front to evaluate underbreak locations. Considering the inspection and measurement task's safety, cost, and efficiency, deploying lightweight…

Robotics · Computer Science 2024-01-17 Zhefan Xu , Baihan Chen , Xiaoyang Zhan , Yumeng Xiu , Christopher Suzuki , Kenji Shimada

Operating unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in complex environments that feature dynamic obstacles and external disturbances poses significant challenges, primarily due to the inherent uncertainty in such scenarios. Additionally, inaccurate…

Robotics · Computer Science 2023-09-29 Tianyu Liu , Fu Zhang , Fei Gao , Jia Pan

Safety is a critical concern for urban flights of autonomous Unmanned Aerial Vehicles. In populated environments, risk should be accounted for to produce an effective and safe path, known as risk-aware path planning. Risk-aware path…

Robotics · Computer Science 2024-09-19 Jun Xiang , Junfei Xie , Jun Chen

Obstacle avoidance and path planning are essential for guiding unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs) through environments that are densely populated with dynamic obstacles. This paper develops a novel approach that combines tangentbased path…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-11-12 Okan Arif Guvenkaya , Selim Ahmet Iz , Mustafa Unel

We address the problem of reactive motion planning for quadrotors operating in unknown environments with dynamic obstacles. Our approach leverages a 4-dimensional spatio-temporal planner, integrated with vision-based Safe Flight Corridor…

Robotics · Computer Science 2026-02-10 Astik Srivastava , Thomas J Chackenkulam , Bitla Bhanu Teja , Antony Thomas , Madhava Krishna

This paper presents a three-dimensional, hydrodynamics-inspired collision avoidance framework for uncrewed aerial vehicle (UAV) formations operating in dynamic environments. When moving obstacles enter a UAV's sensing region, they are…

Robotics · Computer Science 2026-01-21 Suguru Sato , Kamesh Subbarao

While Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) have gained significant traction across various fields, path planning in 3D environments remains a critical challenge, particularly under size, weight, and power (SWAP) constraints. Traditional modular…

Robotics · Computer Science 2026-03-05 Yufei Jiang , Yuanzhu Zhan , Harsh Vardhan Gupta , Chinmay Borde , Junyi Geng

Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are widely used platforms to carry data capturing sensors for various applications. The reason for this success can be found in many aspects: the high maneuverability of the UAVs, the capability of performing…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2023-05-18 Mehdi Maboudi , MohammadReza Homaei , Soohwan Song , Shirin Malihi , Mohammad Saadatseresht , Markus Gerke

Safety is extremely important for urban flights of autonomous Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs). Risk-aware path planning is one of the most effective methods to guarantee the safety of UAVs. This type of planning can be represented as a…

Robotics · Computer Science 2024-11-22 Jun Xiang , Jun Chen

Post-disaster situations pose unique navigation challenges. One of those challenges is the unstructured nature of the environment, which makes it hard to layout paths for rescue vehicles. We propose the use of Uncrewed Aerial Vehicle (UAV)…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-11-20 Raghav Adhikari , Sachet Khatiwada , Suman Poudel