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Multi-objective optimal path planning using elitist non-dominated sorting genetic algorithms

Soft Computing volume 17, pages 1283–1299 (2013)Cite this article

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A multi-objective vehicle path planning method has been proposed to optimize path length, path safety, and path smoothness using the elitist non-dominated sorting genetic algorithm—a well-known soft computing approach. Four different path representation schemes that begin their coding from the start point and move one grid at a time towards the destination point are proposed. Minimization of traveled distance and maximization of path safety are considered as objectives of this study while path smoothness is considered as a secondary objective. This study makes an extensive analysis of a number of issues related to the optimization of path planning task-handling of constraints associated with the problem, identifying an efficient path representation scheme, handling single versus multiple objectives, and evaluating the proposed algorithm on large-sized grids and having a dense set of obstacles. The study also compares the performance of the proposed algorithm with an existing GA-based approach. The evaluation of the proposed procedure against extreme conditions having a dense (as high as 91 %) placement of obstacles indicates its robustness and efficiency in solving complex path planning problems. The paper demonstrates the flexibility of evolutionary computing approaches in dealing with large-scale and multi-objective optimization problems.

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Acknowledgments

The study is supported by JC Bose National Fellowship to Prof. K. Deb and Department of Science and Technology, Government of India, under SERC-Engineering Sciences scheme (No. SR/S3/MERC/091/2009). Funding from Academy of Finland under grant 133387 for executing a part of this research is also appreciated.

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    Faez Ahmed & Kalyanmoy Deb

  2. Department of Information and Service Economy, Aalto University School of Economics, 00100, Helsinki, Finland

    Kalyanmoy Deb

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Ahmed, F., Deb, K. Multi-objective optimal path planning using elitist non-dominated sorting genetic algorithms. Soft Comput 17, 1283–1299 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00500-012-0964-8

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