Hierarchical Trajectory Planning for Multi-UAVs via Sparse A* Search and Linear Programming

Guangtong Xu*, Yangjie Wang, Xuan Zhang, Jingliang Sun, Teng Long

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Abstract

This paper proposes a hierarchical trajectory planning method to generate dynamically-feasible cooperative trajectories rapidly for multi-UAVs. In the first stage, the efficient sparse A* search algorithm (SAS) is adopted to plan geometric path as the initial guess for trajectory iterations. Secondly, based on the geometric path, the nonlinear trajectory optimization problem is cast into linear programming problems (LP), and LP has low computational complexity and appealing convergence performance. Simulation experiment results manifest that the hierarchical trajectory planning has the ability to eliminate the sensitivity to initial guess and improve the convergence. The comparative results show that hierarchical trajectory planning method outperforms distributed sequential convex programming in terms of computation efficiency.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationAdvances in Guidance, Navigation and Control - Proceedings of 2022 International Conference on Guidance, Navigation and Control
EditorsLiang Yan, Haibin Duan, Yimin Deng, Liang Yan
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Pages5271-5277
Number of pages7
ISBN (Print)9789811966125
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2023
EventInternational Conference on Guidance, Navigation and Control, ICGNC 2022 - Harbin, China
Duration: 5 Aug 20227 Aug 2022

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Electrical Engineering
Volume845 LNEE
ISSN (Print)1876-1100
ISSN (Electronic)1876-1119

Conference

ConferenceInternational Conference on Guidance, Navigation and Control, ICGNC 2022
Country/TerritoryChina
CityHarbin
Period5/08/227/08/22

Keywords

  • Geometric path planning
  • Hierarchical trajectory planning
  • Linear programming
  • Multiple UAVs

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