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ArticleApplied bionics and biomechanics2025

Snake-Like Robot Workspace Solving Method Based on Improved Monte Carlo Method.

ZhiYong Yang, Wang Tian, HaoYang Wang, Xu Liu, DaoDe Zhang, Yu Yan, ShaoSheng Fan

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ZhiYong YangHubei Key Laboratory of Modern Manufacturing Quantity Engineering, School of Mechanical Engineering, Hubei University of Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430068, China.
Wang TianHubei Key Laboratory of Modern Manufacturing Quantity Engineering, School of Mechanical Engineering, Hubei University of Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430068, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0009-0505-7608
HaoYang WangHubei Key Laboratory of Modern Manufacturing Quantity Engineering, School of Mechanical Engineering, Hubei University of Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430068, China.
Xu LiuHubei Key Laboratory of Modern Manufacturing Quantity Engineering, School of Mechanical Engineering, Hubei University of Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430068, China.
DaoDe ZhangHubei Key Laboratory of Modern Manufacturing Quantity Engineering, School of Mechanical Engineering, Hubei University of Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430068, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0009-1477-0851
Yu YanState Grid Hunan Ultra High Voltage Transformer Company, Transformer Intelligent Operation and Inspection Laboratory, Changsha, Hunan, China.
ShaoSheng FanSchool of Electrical Engineering, Changsha University of Science and Technology, Changsha, Hunan, China.

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The method is applicable for solving the obstacle avoidance workspace of a snake-like robot working on high-voltage transmission cables, based on an improved Monte Carlo method, to address the issues of uneven distribution of scattered points, difficulty in extracting point cloud boundaries, and insufficient accuracy in traditional Monte Carlo methods. The proposed method first generates a seed workspace for the snake-like robot using traditional Monte Carlo method and then envelops the seed workspace with a cube and divides it into several smaller cubes that contain points in the workspace equally. Next, Gaussian distribution probability density function is used to extend and sample the seed workspace of the robot, generating the workspace of the snake-like robot. Finally, the

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Monte Carlo methodsnake-like robotvolume calculationworkspaceα-shape

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