A Survey of the Various Path Planning Techniques Used in the Navigation of Autonomous Mobile Robot

G. Kalarani; Dr. R. Ranihemamalini

Volume : IV, Issue : X, October - 2014

A Survey of the Various Path Planning Techniques Used in the Navigation of Autonomous Mobile Robot

G. Kalarani, Dr. R. Ranihemamalini

Abstract :

Navigation of autonomous mobile robots in a complex and uncertain environment is a complicated issue and a big challenge due to the various obstacles that mobile robots have to detect in their path of travel to navigate safely without colliding with them. A number of efficient techniques and algorithms were developed by researchers for path planning of mobile robots. This paper presents an overview of the path planning techniques developed for autonomous mobile robots to navigate through a collision free shortest path. The main aim of the paper is to review the available path planning techniques aimed at generating the shortest path and to conclude with describing the most optimal technique satisfying all necessary criteria.