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Dynamic Programming in Orienteering: Route Choice and the Siting of Controls

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A simple functional equation of dynamic programming is used to generate optimal orienteering routes in mountainous country. Comparisons are made between computed and actual results, further refinements in the handling of data considered, and the benefits to competitors and organizers of orienteering-type events discussed.

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  1. Division of Economics Studies, University of Sheffield,

    M. Hayes & J.M. Norman

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Hayes, M., Norman, J. Dynamic Programming in Orienteering: Route Choice and the Siting of Controls. J Oper Res Soc 35, 791–796 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1057/jors.1984.161

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