A probabilistically robust path planning algorithm for UAVs using rapidly-exploring random trees

Journal of Intelligent and Robotic Systems: Theory and Applications

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 231-253

  Kothari, Mangal ^a   Postlethwaite, Ian ^a  

^a NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Path planning for uncertain systems; RRTs; UAVs

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM'S PERFORMANCE; COMPUTATIONALLY EFFICIENT; PROBABILISTIC CONSTRAINTS; RAPIDLY-EXPLORING RANDOM TREES; RRTS; SAMPLING-BASED ALGORITHMS; UAVS; UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE (UAVS);

ALGORITHMS; FORESTRY; TREES (MATHEMATICS); UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES (UAV);

MOTION PLANNING;

AIR CRAFT; ALGORITHMS; PROBABILITY; RANDOM PROCESSES;

EID: 84880201823     PISSN: 09210296     EISSN: 15730409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10846-012-9776-4     Document Type: Article

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