Robotic Disassembly of Electric Vehicles’ Battery Modules for Recycling by Ian Kay, Siamak Farhad, Ajay Mahajan, Roja Esmaeeli, Sayed Reza Hashemi

“…These operations were selected for automation, and path planning was performed offline. For the gripper, a linear quadratic regulator (LQR) control system was implemented. …”
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Fast Signals of Opportunity Fingerprint Database Maintenance with Autonomous Unmanned Ground Vehicle for Indoor Positioning by Yitang Peng, Xiaoji Niu, Jian Tang, Dazhi Mao, Chuang Qian

“…The UGV automatically traverse the unknown indoor environment due to a pre-designed full-coverage path planning algorithm. Then, SOP sensors collect location fingerprints and generates grid map during the process of environment-traversing. …”
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Machine Learning-Based Surgical Planning for Neurosurgery: Artificial Intelligent Approaches to the Cranium by Tolga Turan Dundar, Ismail Yurtsever, Meltem Kurt Pehlivanoglu, Ugur Yildiz, Aysegul Eker, Mehmet Ali Demir, Ahmet Serdar Mutluer, Recep Tektaş, Mevlude Sila Kazan, Serkan Kitis, Abdulkerim Gokoglu, Ihsan Dogan, Nevcihan Duru

“…Q-learning algorithm which is a model-free reinforcement learning algorithm was run on labeled voxel values (on optimal paths extracted from the new heuristic-based path planning algorithm), then the algorithm was assigned to list the cortico-tumoral pathways that aim to remove the maximum tumor tissue and in the meantime that functional anatomical tissues will be least affected.ResultsThe most suitable cranial entry areas were found with the artificial intelligence algorithm. …”
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Spherical robot: A novel robot for exploration in harsh unknown environments by Wei Ren, You Wang, Haoxiang Liu, Song Jin, Yixu Wang, Yifan Liu, Ziang Zhang, Tao Hu, Guang Li

“…On the one hand, the authors fully consider the kinematic model of a spherical robot, propose a positioning algorithm that fuses data from inertial measurement units, motor encoder and Global Navigation Satellite System, improve global path planning algorithm based on Hybrid A* and design an instruction planning controller based on model predictive control (MPC). …”
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On Mitigating the Effects of Multipath on GNSS Using Environmental Context Detection by Arif Hussain, Arslan Ahmed, Madad Ali Shah, Sunny Katyara, Lukasz Staszewski, Hina Magsi

“…Accurate, ubiquitous and reliable navigation can make transportation systems (road, rail, air and marine) more efficient, safer and more sustainable by enabling path planning, route optimization and fuel economy optimization. …”
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Aerodynamic analysis on unsteady characteristics of a ducted fan hovering in ceiling effect by Yiwei Luo, Tianfu Ai, Yuhang He, Zhiran Zhao, Bin Xu, Yuping Qian, Jie Peng, Yangjun Zhang

“…The results are essential to the flight controller design and UAV path planning for enhancement of flight stability in ceiling effect.…”
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Sensor-Guided Assembly of Segmented Structures with Industrial Robots by Yuan-Chih Peng, Shuyang Chen, Devavrat Jivani, John Wason, William Lawler, Glenn Saunders, Richard J. Radke, Jeff Trinkle, Shridhar Nath, John T. Wen

“…A robot wrist-mounted force/torque sensor enables gentle but secure panel pick-up and placement. Human-assisted path planning ensures reliable collision-free motion of the robot with a large load in a tight space. …”
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Dynamic Data-Driven Application System for Flow Field Prediction with Autonomous Marine Vehicles by Qianlong Jin, Yu Tian, Weicong Zhan, Qiming Sang, Jiancheng Yu, Xiaohui Wang

“…A receding horizon strategy is proposed to implement non-myopic optimal path planning, and a distributed strategy of implementing Monte Carlo tree search is proposed to solve the resulting large-scale tree searching-based optimization problem. …”
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Energy-Efficient UAV Relaying Robust Resource Allocation in Uncertain Adversarial Networks by Shakil Ahmed, Mostafa Zaman Chowdhury, Saifur Rahman Sabuj, Md Imtiajul Alam, Yeong Min Jang

“…First, we optimize both BS and UAV transmit power and hovering speed for known UAV path planning and acceleration. Using the optimal transmit power and speed, we obtain the optimal trajectory and acceleration. …”
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A Particle Swarm and Smell Agent-Based Hybrid Algorithm for Enhanced Optimization by Abdullahi T. Sulaiman, Habeeb Bello-Salau, Adeiza J. Onumanyi, Muhammed B. Mu’azu, Emmanuel A. Adedokun, Ahmed T. Salawudeen, Abdulfatai D. Adekale

“…The particle swarm optimization (PSO) algorithm is widely used for optimization purposes across various domains, such as in precision agriculture, vehicular ad hoc networks, path planning, and for the assessment of mathematical test functions towards benchmarking different optimization algorithms. …”
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Inter-row navigation line detection for cotton with broken rows by Xihuizi Liang, Bingqi Chen, Chaojie Wei, Xiongchu Zhang

“…Abstract Background The application of autopilot technology is conductive to achieving path planning navigation and liberating labor productivity. …”
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Improved Rapid-Expanding-Random-Tree-Based Trajectory Planning on Drill ARM of Anchor Drilling Robots by Xuhui Zhang, Mengyao Huang, Mengyu Lei, Hao Tian, Xin Chen, Chenhui Tian

“…To improve the accuracy of path planning, we propose an improved RRT algorithm. …”
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Enhancing Autonomous Guided Vehicles with Red-Black TOR Iterative Method by A’Qilah Ahmad Dahalan, Azali Saudi, Jumat Sulaiman

“…The main challenge in handling autonomous-driven vehicles is to offer an efficient and reliable path-planning algorithm equipped with collision-free feature. …”
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Hybrid Printing Method of Polymer and Continuous Fiber-Reinforced Thermoplastic Composites (CFRTPCs) for Pipes through Double-Nozzle Five-Axis Printer by Haiguang Zhang, Xu Lei, Qingxi Hu, Shichao Wu, Mohamed Aburaia, Joamin Gonzalez-Gutierrez, Herfried Lammer

“…After studying the printing path planning algorithm, the CFRTPC filament is laid along the axial and radial directions on the surface of the polymer base to improve the printed parts’ properties. …”
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Time-optimal control problem with two final points for a kinematic model of an UAV by Svetlana Yu. Ignatovich, Yuliia V. Sukhinina

“…Serres, Lyapunov and minimum-time path planning for drones, J. Dyn. Control Syst., V. 21 (2015)] and [M.A.…”
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Autonomous Parking Path Tracking Control Based on Interference Suppression by Maofei Zhu, Qian Liu, Jianwen Zhou, Wei Sha, Runxin Niu

“…Finally, using Matlab simulation, the feasibility and effectiveness of the proposed path planning and tracking control method are verified. …”
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Method for Identifying Litchi Picking Position Based on YOLOv5 and PSPNet by Xiaokang Qi, Jingshi Dong, Yubin Lan, Hang Zhu

“…The precise location of the main stem picking point of litchi is very important for the path planning of an unmanned system. Some researchers have identified the fruit and branches of litchi; however, there is relatively little research on the location of the main stem picking point of litchi. …”
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Motion Planning of the Citrus-Picking Manipulator Based on the TO-RRT Algorithm by Cheng Liu, Qingchun Feng, Zuoliang Tang, Xiangyu Wang, Jinping Geng, Lijia Xu

“…, and real environments. The path-planning speed was increased by <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><mn>99.73</mn><mo>%</mo></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula>, the path length was decreased by <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><mn>17.88</mn><mo>%</mo></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula>, and the number of collision detections was reduced by <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><mn>99.08</mn><mo>%</mo></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula>. …”
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Optimizing Port Multi-AGV Trajectory Planning through Priority Coordination: Enhancing Efficiency and Safety by Yongjun Chen, Shuquan Shi, Zong Chen, Tengfei Wang, Longkun Miao, Huiting Song

“…This paper presents a comprehensive approach to address the challenges in AGV path planning and coordination within the domain of intelligent transportation systems. …”
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APPLICATIONS OF PHOTOGRAMMETRY AND REMOTE SENSING TECHNOLOGIES IN CHANG’E-4 MISSION by K. Di, Z. Liu, W. Wan, S. Gou, T. Yu, J. Wang, L. Li, C. Liu, B. Liu, M. Peng, Y. Wang, Z. Yue, X. He, S. Liu

“…The developed technologies, such as image matching, block adjustment, 3D mapping, spectral analysis and mineral retrieval, have been applied in topographic mapping, rover localization, and rover path planning, and directly supported daily surface operations of the Yutu-2 rover. …”
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