Air robot path planning based on Intelligent Water Drops optimization

Path planning of air robot is a complicated global optimum problem. Intelligent water drops (IWD) algorithm is newly presented under the inspiration of the dynamic of river systems and the actions that water drops do in the rivers, and it is easy to combine with other methods in optimization. In this paper, we propose an improved IWD optimization algorithm for solving the air robot path planning problems in various environments. The water drops can act as an agent in searching the optimal path. The detailed realization procedure for this novel approach is also presented. Series experimental comparison results show the proposed IWD optimization algorithm is more effective and feasible in the air robot path planning than the basic IWD model.