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<p>This research presents the main steps needed for designing a piece-wise linear trajectory which grants an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) to reach a destination pose in a workspace with dynamic obstacles. The first objective is characterized by the examination of kinematics and dynamics of a quadcopter. For this purpose, a nonlinear mathematical model was developed. The validation of the mathematical model was confirmed by MATLAB and real time experiments. The second step aims to properly map the 3D environment. For this objective, an algorithm for a cuboid rectangular decomposition was developed and implemented, by extending a 2D decomposition technique. The evaluation of the proposed path planning algorithm occurred for different scenarios and the validation of the results was established through numerical simulations. In the end, a comparison for two path planning scenarios is shown: for a 3D static environment and for a 3D dynamic environment, where the movement of a dynamic obstacle is known.</p>
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This research presents the main steps needed for designing a piece-wise linear trajectory which grants an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) to reach a destination pose in a workspace with dynamic obstacles. The first objective is characterized by the examination of kinematics and dynamics of a quadcopter. For this purpose, a nonlinear mathematical model was developed. The validation of the mathematical model was confirmed by MATLAB and real time experiments. The second step aims to properly map the 3D environment. For this objective, an algorithm for a cuboid rectangular decomposition was developed and implemented, by extending a 2D decomposition technique. The evaluation of the proposed path planning algorithm occurred for different scenarios and the validation of the results was established through numerical simulations. In the end, a comparison for two path planning scenarios is shown: for a 3D static environment and for a 3D dynamic environment, where the movement of a dynamic obstacle is known.

Prerequisites to Design a Collision Free Trajectory in a 3D Dynamic Environment for an UAV

“Gheorghe Asachi” Technical University of Iasi

Bulletin of the Polytechnic Institute of Iași. Electrical Engineering, Power Engineering, Electronics Section

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This research presents the main steps needed for designing a piece-wise linear trajectory which grants an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) to reach a destination...

Prerequisites to Design a Collision Free Trajectory in a 3D Dynamic Environment for an UAV

Publié en ligne: 12 mars 2022

Pages: 65 - 78

Reçu: 11 oct. 2021

Accepté: 05 déc. 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/bipie-2021-0012

Mots clés
path planning, unmanned aerial vehicle, dynamic environment, cell decomposition

© 2021 Sofia Huştiu, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Prerequisites to Design a Collision Free Trajectory in a 3D Dynamic Environment for an UAV

Publié en ligne: 12 mars 2022

Pages: 65 - 78

Reçu: 11 oct. 2021

Accepté: 05 déc. 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/bipie-2021-0012

Mots cléspath planning, unmanned aerial vehicle, dynamic environment, cell decomposition

© 2021 Sofia Huştiu, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Mots clés
path planning, unmanned aerial vehicle, dynamic environment, cell decomposition