Dynamic path planning has gained increasing popularity in mobile robot navigation. Some
of the current path planning methods require a priori information about the motion space and …

Wheeled mobile robots (WMRs) have been a focus of research for several decades,
particularly concerning navigation strategies in static and dynamic environments. This …

This paper examines a trajectory homotopy optimization framework for multiple unmanned
aerial vehicles (multi-UAV) to solve the problem of dynamic penetration mission planning …

Self-reconfigurable robots which can change their footprint's width have demonstrated the
ability to access confined areas. To enhance the efficiency of area coverage in complete …

Path planning is an crucial research area in robotics. Compared to other path planning
algorithms, the Rapidly-exploring Random Tree (RRT) algorithm possesses both search and …

Human evacuation during an emergency in high-rise buildings is a life-risking task and has
to be performed in the least possible time. With the advancements in robotics, deploying …

Energy saving in palletizing robot is a fundamental problem in the field of industrial robots.
However, the palletizing robot often suffers from the problems of high energy consumption …

Reconfigurable robots provide an attractive option for cleaning tasks, thanks to their better
area coverage and adaptability to changing environment. However, the ability to change …

Shape-shifting robots are the feasible solutions to solve the Complete Coverage Planning
(CCP) problem. These robots can extend the covered areas by reconfiguring their shape to …

Due to the vastly different energy consumption between up-slope and down-slope, a path
with the shortest length in a complex off-road terrain environment (2.5 D map) is not always …