A comprehensive review of coverage path planning in robotics using classical and heuristic algorithms

CS Tan, R Mohd-Mokhtar, MR Arshad - IEEE Access, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The small battery capacities of the mobile robot and the un-optimized planning efficiency of
the industrial robot bottlenecked the time efficiency and productivity rate of coverage tasks in …

Towards the achievement of path planning with multi-robot systems in dynamic environments

G Kyprianou, L Doitsidis, SA Chatzichristofis - Journal of Intelligent & …, 2022 - Springer
Recent advances in technology lead to the use of robotic systems as part of the modern
working environment. Single and multiple robotic systems work closely with humans to …

Planning large-scale search and rescue using team of uavs and charging stations

B Li, S Patankar, B Moridian… - 2018 IEEE international …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The energy limitation of robotic networks has hindered search and rescue missions. In this
paper, we propose a mission planning method that overcomes the energy limitation by …

Multi-UAV Coverage through Two-Step Auction in Dynamic Environments

Y Sun, Q Tan, C Yan, Y Chang, X Xiang, H Zhou - Drones, 2022 - mdpi.com
The cooperation of multiple unmanned aerial vehicles (Multi-UAV) can effectively solve the
area coverage problem. However, developing an online multi-UAV coverage approach …

[HTML][HTML] A Task Allocation Method for Multi-AUV Search and Rescue with Possible Target Area

C Cai, J Chen, MS Ayub, F Liu - Journal of Marine Science and …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Task allocation is crucial for autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) collaboration in multi-
AUV maritime search and rescue missions. In real projects, there are possible target areas …

Self-triggered coverage control for mobile sensors

EJ Rodríguez-Seda, X Xu, JM Olm… - IEEE Transactions …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The deployment and coordination of mobile sensor networks for coverage control
applications can present several practical challenges, including how to efficiently share …

Multi-robot mission planning with static energy replenishment

B Li, B Moridian, A Kamal, S Patankar… - Journal of Intelligent & …, 2019 - Springer
The success of numerous long-term robotic explorations in the air, on the ground, and under
the water is dependent on the ability of robots to operate for an extended time. The long-term …

A-STC: Auction-based spanning tree coverage algorithm formotion planning of cooperative robots

GQ Gao, B Xin - Frontiers of Information Technology & Electronic …, 2019 - Springer
The multi-robot coverage motion planning (MCMP) problem in which every reachable area
must be covered is common in multi-robot systems. To deal with the MCMP problem, we …

Exploiting natural language for efficient risk-aware multi-robot sar planning

V Shree, B Asfora, R Zheng, S Hong… - IEEE Robotics and …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The ability to develop a high-level understanding of a scene, such as perceiving danger
levels, can prove valuable in planning multi-robot search and rescue (SaR) missions. In this …

Density-aware decentralised multi-agent exploration with energy constraint based on optimal transport theory

K Lee, R Hasan Kabir - International Journal of Systems Science, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
This paper addresses a density-aware multi-agent exploration problem based on an Optimal
Transport (OT) theory while considering energy constraints of a multi-agent system. The …