Systems Engineering and Electronics ›› 2024, Vol. 46 ›› Issue (11): 3862-3873.doi: 10.12305/j.issn.1001-506X.2024.11.28

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Optimization and design of virtual tube based on elastic area characteristics

Yinfei WU, Xinkai LI, Hongli ZHANG, Yingying CHEN, Fengjin GONG   

  1. School of Electrical Engineering, Xinjiang University, Urumqi 830017, China
  • Received:2023-11-21 Online:2024-10-28 Published:2024-11-30
  • Contact: Xinkai LI

Abstract:

In view of the problem that the feasible domain of inelastic virtual tube is limited due to the large amount of computation, congestion and collision in cluster path planning, a virtual tube model based on elastic area is proposed. Firstly, the concept of elastic area is proposed, the elastic bounded plane can be used as the boundary of the virtual tube, and can effectively use the free space near the cross section of the ridge curve to change the scope of the feasible region. Secondly, the safety zone is extended based on the ridge curve of the inner space of the tube, and a path planning algorithm is improved to apply to the elastic area virtual tube. Finally, through comparative simulation experiments, the applicability and superiority of the model and the proposed algorithm in different environments are verified. This study has certain practical value for the application of virtual tube concept in cluster path planning.

Key words: virtual tube, elastic area, A* algorithm, Bezier curve, path planning

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