Co-operative path planning of multiple UAVs using Dubins paths with clothoid arcs

M Shanmugavel, A Tsourdos, B White… - Control engineering …, 2010 - Elsevier
This paper describes co-operative path planning of a group of unmanned aerial vehicles
(UAVs). The problem undertaken for this study is that of simultaneous arrival on target of a …

2D path planning with dubins-path-based A* algorithm for a fixed-wing UAV

X Song, S Hu - 2017 3rd IEEE international conference on …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A∗ algorithm [1],[2] is a commonly used path planning method and it traditionally does
search on the grid map. This results in discontinuous path and it does not consider the …

Curvature bounded trajectories of desired lengths for a Dubins vehicle

AK Rao, KP Singh, T Tripathy - Automatica, 2024 - Elsevier
This paper deals with the generation of planar trajectories for a Dubins vehicle between any
two given oriented points. It is useful in applications wherein a single or multiple …

Curvature-constrained path elongation with expected length for Dubins vehicle

Y Ding, B **n, J Chen - Automatica, 2019 - Elsevier
Path elongation is a basic means of adjusting the time for a curvature-constrained vehicle to
reach its destination, which is very common in the maneuvering control of high-speed …

UAVs task and motion planning in the presence of obstacles and prioritized targets

Y Gottlieb, T Shima - Sensors, 2015 - mdpi.com
The intertwined task assignment and motion planning problem of assigning a team of fixed-
winged unmanned aerial vehicles to a set of prioritized targets in an environment with …

Separate-channel integrated guidance and autopilot for automatic path-following

T Yamasaki, SN Balakrishnan, H Takano - Journal of Guidance, Control …, 2013 - arc.aiaa.org
An integrated guidance and autopilot scheme for a path-following uninhabited aerial vehicle
is presented in this study. A fixed-wing aircraft usually performs a bank-to-turn maneuver to …

Three-dimensional curvature-constrained trajectory planning based on in-flight waypoints

AR Babaei, M Mortazavi - Journal of Aircraft, 2010 - arc.aiaa.org
UNMANNED aerial vehicles (UAVs) have become increasingly attractive for missions in
which human presence is dangerous or difficult. Many uses of UAVs in civil, military, and …

Differential geometric path planning of multiple UAVs

M Shanmugavel, A Tsourdos, BA White… - 2007 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
Safe and simultaneous arrival of constant speed, constant altitude unmanned air vehicles
(UAVs) on target is solved by design of paths of equal lengths. The starting point for our …

Elongation of curvature-bounded path

Z Chen, K Wang, H Shi - Automatica, 2023 - Elsevier
The elongation of curvature-bounded paths to an expected length is fundamentally
important to plan missions for nonholonomic-constrained vehicles in many practical …

UAV optimum energy assignment using Dijkstra's Algorithm

JT Economou, G Kladis, A Tsourdos… - 2007 European …, 2007 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) are becoming more autonomous, rapidly sophisticated
and intelligent due to the large on-board computer power, control algorithms and sensor …