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Muyang Wu1, Guo Li1, Jinwei Liao1
1College of Information and Intelligence Engineering, Zhejiang Wanli University, Ningbo, 315100, China.
Scientific Reports
|April 29, 2025
Summary
A new algorithm, MSDBO, improves three-dimensional Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) path planning by enhancing global search and avoiding premature convergence. This leads to more efficient and robust flight path optimization in complex environments.
Area of Science:
- Robotics and Automation
- Artificial Intelligence and Optimization
- Aerospace Engineering
Background:
- Three-dimensional Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) path planning is a high-dimensional optimization problem requiring robust global search capabilities.
- Traditional optimization methods often suffer from premature convergence and limited local search efficiency.
- Existing algorithms struggle to effectively navigate complex environments for UAVs.
Purpose of the Study:
- To propose and evaluate a novel multi-strategy fusion algorithm, MSDBO, for enhanced 3D UAV path planning.
- To address the limitations of premature convergence and improve local search efficiency in UAV pathfinding.
- To demonstrate the algorithm's effectiveness in complex urban flight scenarios.
Main Methods:
- Developed MSDBO, a multi-strategy fusion algorithm incorporating piecewise chaotic mapping for population diversity.
- Integrated OOA (Oasis Optimization Algorithm) for improved global exploration and a dynamic balance mechanism.
- Enhanced simulated annealing for superior convergence precision, utilizing Sigmoid convergence factors, adaptive t-distribution mutation, and dynamic weights.
Main Results:
- MSDBO demonstrated superior convergence accuracy and robustness across 21 benchmark functions, Wilcoxon tests, and CEC2021 compared to seven other metaheuristic algorithms.
- Urban flight experiments showed MSDBO generated smoother paths, achieving 7.5% lower optimal cost and 31% reduced standard deviation compared to the standard DBO.
- The coordinated multi-stage optimization approach proved effective in complex UAV path planning scenarios.
Conclusions:
- MSDBO significantly outperforms existing methods in terms of convergence accuracy and robustness for 3D UAV path planning.
- The proposed algorithm effectively tackles challenges in complex environments, offering practical advantages for UAV operations.
- MSDBO represents a promising advancement in optimizing UAV flight paths for efficiency and reliability.
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