Wind-optimal path planning: Application to aircraft trajectories

In this paper, an algorithm to plan a continuous wind-optimal path is proposed, and simulations are made for aircraft trajectories. We consider a mobile which can move in a two dimensional space. The mobile is controlled only by the heading direction, the speed of the mobile is assumed to be constan...

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Published in2014 13th International Conference on Control Automation Robotics & Vision (ICARCV) pp. 1403 - 1408
Main Authors Girardet, Brunilde, Lapasset, Laurent, Delahaye, Daniel, Rabut, Christophe
Format Conference Proceeding
LanguageEnglish
Published IEEE 01.12.2014
Subjects
Aircraft
aircraft trajectory
Equations
Mathematical model
Mobile communication
Obstacle avoidance
path planning
Trajectory
Vectors
Wind
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DOI10.1109/ICARCV.2014.7064521

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Summary:In this paper, an algorithm to plan a continuous wind-optimal path is proposed, and simulations are made for aircraft trajectories. We consider a mobile which can move in a two dimensional space. The mobile is controlled only by the heading direction, the speed of the mobile is assumed to be constant. The objective is to plan the optimal path avoiding obstacles and taking into account wind currents. The algorithm is based on Ordered Upwind Method which gives an optimality proof for the solution. The algorithm is then extended to spherical coordinates in order to be able to handle long paths.
DOI:10.1109/ICARCV.2014.7064521