On the Adequacy of Tabu Search for Global Robot Path Planning Problem in Grid Environments

Autor: Hachemi Bennaceur, Adel Ammar, Imen Châari, Sahar Trigui, Anis Koubâa, Mohamed Tounsi, Elhadi M. Shakshuki, Habib Youssef
Jazyk: angličtina
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Zdroj: ANT/SEIT
ISSN: 1877-0509
DOI: 10.1016/j.procs.2014.05.466
Popis: This paper investigates the capabilities of tabu search for solving the global path planning problem in grid maps. Accordingly, a tabu search system model is designed and a tabu search planner algorithm for solving the path planning problem is proposed. A comprehensive simulation study is conducted using the proposed model and algorithm, in terms of solution quality and execution time. A comparison between our results with those of A* and genetic algorithms (GA) is presented for small, medium and large-scale grid maps. Simulation results show that the tabu search planner is able to find the optimal solution for small scale environments. However, for large scale maps, it provides near-optimal solutions with small gap while ensuring shorter execution times as compared to the A* Algorithm. A discussion about the advantages and limitations of TS for solving a path planning problem is also presented.
Databáze: OpenAIRE