A constrained differential evolution algorithm to solve UAV path planning in disaster scenarios

X Yu, C Li, JF Zhou - Knowledge-Based Systems, 2020 - Elsevier
Disasters have caused significant losses to humans in the past decades. It is essential to
learn about the disaster situation so that rescue works can be conducted as soon as …

Multi-strategy fusion differential evolution algorithm for UAV path planning in complex environment

X Chai, Z Zheng, J Xiao, L Yan, B Qu, P Wen… - Aerospace Science and …, 2022 - Elsevier
The path planning of Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) is a real-world optimization problem,
and even develops into a hard optimization problem with many objectives and constraints …

Autonomous UAV path-planning optimization using metaheuristic approach for predisaster assessment

Z Qadir, MH Zafar, SKR Moosavi, KN Le… - IEEE Internet of …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this article, different state-of-the-art metaheuristic algorithms are analyzed to incorporate
the collision-free path-planning approach for UAVs in a disaster situation. The efficient path …

Heuristic and genetic algorithm approaches for UAV path planning under critical situation

J Silva Arantes, M Silva Arantes… - … Journal on Artificial …, 2017 - World Scientific
The present paper applies a heuristic and genetic algorithms approaches to the path
planning problem for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), during an emergency landing …

A novel UAV path planning approach: Heuristic crossing search and rescue optimization algorithm

C Zhang, W Zhou, W Qin, W Tang - Expert Systems with Applications, 2023 - Elsevier
Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) path planning plays an important role in the flight process of
an UAV, which needs an effective algorithm to deal with UAV path planning problem. The …

A hybrid algorithm based on grey wolf optimizer and differential evolution for UAV path planning

X Yu, N Jiang, X Wang, M Li - Expert Systems with Applications, 2023 - Elsevier
Autonomous navigation is significant to UAVs, especially in disaster scenarios. A Hybrid
GWO and Differential Evolution (HGWODE) algorithm is developed to solve UAV path …

A hybrid differential evolution algorithm and its application in unmanned combat aerial vehicle path planning

JS Pan, N Liu, SC Chu - IEEE Access, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
CIPDE and JADE are two powerful and effective Differential Evolution (DE) algorithms with
strong exploration and exploitation capabilities. In order to take advantage of these two …

[HTML][HTML] Intelligent UAV map generation and discrete path planning for search and rescue operations

V San Juan, M Santos, JM Andújar - Complexity, 2018 - hindawi.com
Search and Rescue Operations (SAR) take place in any emergency situation where people
are involved and their lives are at risk. These operations are nowadays carried out with the …

An improved constrained differential evolution algorithm for unmanned aerial vehicle global route planning

X Zhang, H Duan - Applied Soft Computing, 2015 - Elsevier
This paper formulates the global route planning problem for the unmanned aerial vehicles
(UAVs) as a constrained optimization problem in the three-dimensional environment and …

Efficient path planning for UAV formation via comprehensively improved particle swarm optimization

S Shao, Y Peng, C He, Y Du - ISA transactions, 2020 - Elsevier
Automatic generation of optimized flyable path is a key technology and challenge for
autonomous unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) formation system. Aiming to improve the …