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Hybrid Swarm Intelligence and Human-Inspired Optimization for Urban Drone Path Planning.

Yidao Ji¹, Qiqi Liu², Cheng Zhou¹

¹School of Mechanical Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China.

Biomimetics (Basel, Switzerland)

|March 26, 2025

Summary

This study enhances urban drone path planning using an optimized Particle Swarm Optimization algorithm inspired by collective intelligence. The new method ensures safer, smoother, and more energy-efficient drone navigation in complex city environments.

Keywords:

human-inspired algorithm path planning swarm intelligence algorithm urban drone

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Area of Science:

Robotics and Automation
Artificial Intelligence
Computational Optimization

Background:

Urban drone operations necessitate advanced path planning for safe and efficient navigation.
Existing algorithms often struggle with complex urban environments, leading to suboptimal routes and potential safety concerns.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop an enhanced path planning algorithm for urban drones.
To improve navigation safety, efficiency, and trajectory smoothness in complex urban settings.

Main Methods:

Integration of hierarchical structures and group interaction behaviors into Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO).
Mathematical modeling of competitive and supportive behaviors to enhance PSO's learning and global search.
Introduction of a mutation mechanism to prevent local optima convergence and improve diversity.
Combination of path segmentation, prioritized update, and cubic B-spline curve algorithms for path generation.

Main Results:

The proposed method generates smoother drone trajectories compared to standard approaches.
Demonstrated improvements in real-time performance and significant reductions in energy consumption and operation time.
Effectiveness validated through comparative simulations in complex urban environments.

Conclusions:

The novel approach significantly advances urban drone path planning capabilities.
The method ensures safe, optimal, and efficient drone navigation, broadening applicability in diverse urban scenarios.