A survey on coverage path planning for robotics

E Galceran, M Carreras - Robotics and Autonomous systems, 2013 - Elsevier
Abstract Coverage Path Planning (CPP) is the task of determining a path that passes over all
points of an area or volume of interest while avoiding obstacles. This task is integral to many …

Mobile robot control and navigation: A global overview

SG Tzafestas - Journal of Intelligent & Robotic Systems, 2018 - Springer
The aim of this paper is to provide a global overview of mobile robot control and navigation
methodologies developed over the last decades. Mobile robots have been a substantial …

Construction waste recycling robot for nails and screws: Computer vision technology and neural network approach

Z Wang, H Li, X Zhang - Automation in Construction, 2019 - Elsevier
Waste management scene is in urgent need of robotic waste sorter. Nails and screws, as
part of the construction waste scene, are hard to be found and can therefore, cause damage …

Coverage path planning for kiwifruit picking robots based on deep reinforcement learning

Y Wang, Z He, D Cao, L Ma, K Li, L Jia, Y Cui - Computers and Electronics …, 2023 - Elsevier
In this paper, a deep reinforcement learning-based path planning method for kiwifruit picking
robot coverage is proposed. Compared with existing approaches, the novelty of this paper is …

Vision-based robotic system for on-site construction and demolition waste sorting and recycling

Z Wang, H Li, X Yang - Journal of Building Engineering, 2020 - Elsevier
Construction and demolition waste (CDW) causes severe pollution on a global scale, as we
can see from western countries' as well as Chinese statistics. CDW accounts over 25% of …

Aerial remote sensing in agriculture: A practical approach to area coverage and path planning for fleets of mini aerial robots

A Barrientos, J Colorado, J Cerro… - Journal of Field …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
In this paper, a system that allows applying precision agriculture techniques is described.
The application is based on the deployment of a team of unmanned aerial vehicles that are …

Multi-objective genetic algorithm-based autonomous path planning for hinged-tetro reconfigurable tiling robot

KP Cheng, RE Mohan, NHK Nhan, AV Le - IEEE Access, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Reconfigurable robots have received broad research interest due to the high dexterity they
provide and the complex actions they could perform. Robots with reconfigurability are …

Smooth coverage path planning and control of mobile robots based on high-resolution grid map representation

TK Lee, SH Baek, YH Choi, SY Oh - Robotics and Autonomous Systems, 2011 - Elsevier
This paper presents a new approach to a time and energy efficient online complete
coverage solution for a mobile robot. While most conventional approaches strive to reduce …

Graph theory-based approach to accomplish complete coverage path planning tasks for reconfigurable robots

KP Cheng, RE Mohan, NHK Nhan, AV Le - IEEE Access, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Extensive studies regarding complete coverage problems have been conducted, but a few
tackle scenarios where the mobile robot is equipped with reconfigurable modules. The …

Coverage path planning under the energy constraint

M Wei, V Isler - … IEEE International Conference on Robotics and …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In the coverage path planning problem, a common assumption is that the robot can fully
cover the environment without recharging. However, in reality most mobile robot systems …