Search path optimization for UAVs using stochastic sampling with abstract pattern descriptors

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  Ablavsky, Vitaly ^a   Stouch, Daniel ^a   Snorrason, Magnús ^a  

^a CHARLES RIVER ANALYTICS   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY METHODS; GEOMETRIC PROPERTIES; ISOCHRONAL CONTOURS; MARKOV RANDOM FIELDS; METROPOLIS SAMPLING; MOBILITY CONSTRAINTS; REGIONS OF INTEREST; SIMULATED ANNEALING ALGORITHMS;

COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; IMAGE SEGMENTATION; MARKOV PROCESSES; MILITARY APPLICATIONS; OPTIMIZATION; STOCHASTIC SYSTEMS;

PROBLEM SOLVING;

EID: 84896693679     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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