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ArticlePloS one2017

Multi-AGV path planning with double-path constraints by using an improved genetic algorithm.

Zengliang Han, Dongqing Wang, Feng Liu, Zhiyong Zhao

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Article in PloS one, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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Zengliang HanCollege of Automation and Electrical Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266071, P.R. China.
Dongqing WangCollege of Automation and Electrical Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266071, P.R. China.
Feng LiuDepartment of Industrial Engineering, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX 76019, United States of America.
Zhiyong ZhaoCollege of Automation and Electrical Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266071, P.R. China.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This paper investigates an improved genetic algorithm on multiple automated guided vehicle (multi-AGV) path planning. The innovations embody in two aspects. First, three-exchange crossover heuristic operators are used to produce more optimal offsprings for getting more information than with the traditional two-exchange crossover heuristic operators in the improved genetic algorithm. Second, double-path constraints of both minimizing the total path distance of all AGVs and minimizing single path distances of each AGV are exerted, gaining the optimal shortest total path distance. The simulation results show that the total path distance of all AGVs and the longest single AGV path distance are shortened by using the improved genetic algorithm.

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PMID28746355
PMCPMC5528885

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