Research on Differential Evolution Algorithm for Path Planning for Unmanned Aerial Vehicle in Ocean Environment
Hu Hanping · Acta Armamentarii · 2012
To investigate the path of unmanned aerial vehicle(UA) in ocean environment,a method based on the differential evolution(DE)is proposed.It pretreats the planning environment and takes all islands as threatened areas,the path planning problem is simplified as a two-dimensional planning problem.A real number coding is used to represent the candidate paths,and a mathematical model of path cost is established.The performance of differential evolution algorithm is compared with that of genetic algorithm(GA)and particle swarm optimization(PSO)in terms of path quality,robustness and convergence speed.The experimental results demonstrate that the proposed method is able to generate a safe and flyable path for UAV in a complex ocean environment.