Title: A real-time intelligent route planning method in geomagnetic navigation

Authors: Yuan Sun; Jinsheng Zhang; Shicheng Wang; Wei Jiao

Addresses: Precise Guidance and Simulation Lab, High-tech Institute, Xi'an 710025, Shaanxi Province, China. ' Precise Guidance and Simulation Lab, High-tech Institute, Xi'an 710025, Shaanxi Province, China. ' Precise Guidance and Simulation Lab, High-tech Institute, Xi'an 710025, Shaanxi Province, China. ' Precise Guidance and Simulation Lab, High-tech Institute, Xi'an 710025, Shaanxi Province, China

Abstract: A real-time intelligent route planning method is proposed in this paper for the geomagnetic navigation. Borrow ideas from classical particle swarm optimisation (PSO) algorithm, a two-subpopulation particle swarm optimisation (TSPSO) algorithm is given, which can track the changeable environment factor quickly and accurately. Based on TSPSO algorithm, a real-time route planning algorithm is researched including its two key points: route node extension and fitness function calculation. Simulation experiment results indicate that the real-time route planning method designed in this paper can track the changeable environment factor intelligently and replan a new route in time.

Keywords: geomagnetic navigation; route planning; two-subpopulation PSO; particle swarm optimisation; TSPSO; intelligent planning; simulation.

DOI: 10.1504/IJMA.2012.048200

International Journal of Mechatronics and Automation, 2012 Vol.2 No.2, pp.125 - 131

Received: 07 Mar 2012
Accepted: 08 May 2012

Published online: 27 Nov 2014 *

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