A UAV Coverage Path Planning Method Based on a Diameter–Height Model for Mountainous Terrain

Most unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) nowadays engage in coverage missions using coverage paths with simple patterns that are limited in two-dimensional space, ignoring the elevation features of mountainous terrain intentionally, resulting in losing details and increasing the coverage path density an...

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Published in:	Applied Sciences
Main Authors:	Nan Zhang, Linkai Yue, Qiang Zhang, Chaojun Gao, Bingbing Zhang, Yonghuan Wang
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2025-02-01
Subjects:	path planning coverage path planning conformal coverage obstacle avoidance energy saving UAV
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/15/4/1988

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