Multiresolution formation preserving path planning in 3-D virtual environments

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Hoşgör, Can

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The complexity of the path finding and navigation problem increases when multiple agents are involved and these agents have to maintain a predefined formation while moving on a 3-D terrain. In this thesis, a novel approach for multiresolution formation representation is proposed, that allows hierarchical formations of arbitrary depth to be defined using different referencing schemes. This formation representation approach is then utilized to find and realize a collision free optimal path from an initial location to a goal location on a 3-D terrain, while preserving the formation. The proposed metod first employs a terrain analysis technique that constructs a weighted search graph from height-map data. The graph is used by an off-line search algorithm to find the shortest path. The path is realized by an on-line planner, which guides the formation along the path while avoiding collisions and maintaining the formation. The methods proposed here are easily adaptable to several application areas, especially to real time strategy games and military simulations.

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Computer software., Navigation.

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https://hdl.handle.net/11511/21104

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C. Hoşgör, “Multiresolution formation preserving path planning in 3-D virtual environments,” M.S. - Master of Science, Middle East Technical University, 2011.