In recent years, effective trajectory planning has been developed to promote the extensive application of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in various domains. However, the actual operation of UAVs in complex environments presents significant challenges to their trajectory planning, particularly in maintaining task reliability and ensuring safety. To overcome these challenges, this review presents a comprehensive summary of various trajectory planning techniques currently applied to UAVs based on the emergence of intelligent algorithms, which enhance the adaptability and learning ability of UAVs and offer innovative solutions for their application in complex environments. Firstly, the characteristics of different UAV types, including fixed-wing, multi-rotor UAV, single-rotor UAV, and tilt-rotor UAV, are introduced. Secondly, the key constraints of trajectory planning in complex environments are summarized. Thirdly, the research trend from 2010 to 2024, together with the implementation, advantages, and existing problems of machine learning, evolutionary algorithms, and swarm intelligence, are compared. Based on these algorithms, the related applications of UAVs in complex environments, including transportation, inspection, and other tasks, are summarized. Ultimately, this review provides practical guidance for developing intelligent trajectory planning methods for UAVs to achieve the minimal amount of time spent on computation, efficient dynamic collision avoidance, and superior task completion ability.


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    Title :

    Trajectory Planning of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles in Complex Environments Based on Intelligent Algorithm


    Contributors:
    Zhekun Cheng (author) / Jueying Yang (author) / Jinfeng Sun (author) / Liangyu Zhao (author)


    Publication date :

    2025




    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    Unknown




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