Systems Engineering and Electronics ›› 2020, Vol. 42 ›› Issue (1): 101-107.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1001-506X.2020.01.14

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Mixed population RRT algorithm for UAV path planning

Sheng GAO(), Jianliang AI(), Zhihao WANG()   

  1. Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Fudan University, Shanghai 200082, China
  • Received:2019-04-23 Online:2020-01-01 Published:2019-12-23
  • Supported by:
    航空电子系统综合技术重点实验室基金(03010417)

Abstract:

The unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) path planning algorithm based on the rapidly-exploring random tree (RRT) can only quickly get a feasible path, but cannot obtain a near shortest path. To solve the path optimization problem, a mixed population RRT algorithm is proposed on the basis of the environmental potential field based RRT. The algorithm optimizes the path section to shorten the initial path with self-optimizing colony and synergy-optimizing colony. Meanwhile, the self-optimizing colony will search globally on the mission space, which makes the algorithm obtain a global optimal path. Afterward the B-spline is used to smooth the path node for a trackable path that meets the UAV dynamic constraints. Simulation results demonstrate that the proposed method can get a near optimal path with the fast convergence rate considering radar thread and the length of path, and the convergence efficiency is satisfactory in different mission environments.

Key words: rapidly-exploring random tree (RRT), unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), path planning, mixed population

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