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A Simulated Annealing Algorithm and Grid Map-Based UAV Coverage Path Planning Method for 3D Reconstruction

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Sichen Xiao
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谭晓军 (Xiaojun Tan) *
王晋平 (Jinping Wang)
DOI:10.3390/electronics10070853delete
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With the extensive application of 3D maps, acquiring high-quality images with unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for precise 3D reconstruction has become a prominent topic of study. In this research, we proposed a coverage path planning method for UAVs to achieve full coverage of a target area and to collect high-resolution images while considering the overlap ratio of the collected images and energy consumption of clustered UAVs. The overlap ratio of the collected image set is guaranteed through a map decomposition method, which can ensure that the reconstruction results will not get affected by model breaking. In consideration of the small battery capacity of common commercial quadrotor UAVs, ray-scan-based area division was adopted to segment the target area, and near-optimized paths in subareas were calculated by a simulated annealing algorithm to find near-optimized paths, which can achieve balanced task assignment for UAV formations and minimum energy consumption for each UAV. The proposed system was validated through a site experiment and achieved a reduction in path length of approximately 12.6% compared to the traditional zigzag path.
Keywords:
UAV
coverage path planning
3D reconstruction
grid map
simulated annealing algorithm

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Sun Yat Sen University
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