• DocumentCode
    3493937
  • Title

    Searching for a moving target: optimal path planning

  • Author

    Grundel, Don A.

  • Author_Institution
    Munitions Directorate, Air Force Res. Lab., Eglin AFB, FL, USA
  • fYear
    2005
  • fDate
    19-22 March 2005
  • Firstpage
    867
  • Lastpage
    872
  • Abstract
    We consider the problem of constrained path planning for one or two agents in search of a single randomly moving target such that we maximize the probability of intercepting the target at some time in its trajectory. We assume the agents operate in a receding-horizon optimization framework with some finite planning horizon. We present and compare several search path planning methods. This problem is particularly applicable in the case of wide area search munitions searching and engaging moving ground targets.
  • Keywords
    military systems; optimisation; path planning; target tracking; constrained path planning; finite planning horizon; optimal path planning; receding-horizon optimization framework; search path planning methods; single randomly moving target search; wide area search munitions searching; Laboratories; Lakes; Path planning; Search problems; Target recognition; Trajectory; Underwater vehicles; Weapons;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Networking, Sensing and Control, 2005. Proceedings. 2005 IEEE
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-8812-7
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ICNSC.2005.1461306
  • Filename
    1461306