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In this work, we propose an algorithm for generating multiple simultaneous trajectories focusing on covering a given area for surveillance applications based on multiple Kohonen self-organizing maps. The proposed algorithm generates trajectories of optimal two-dimensional space filling, avoiding self and inter-trajectory crossings, allowing rapid update of the remaining trajectories if one or more vehicles fail. This strategy allows several levels of control in the properties of the trajectories, such as fixing or letting loose any of its points, changing the shape of regions after or during convergence, so providing a promising alternative for the generation of non-overlapping trajectories for multiple vehicles aimed at surveillance missions, for example, in the case of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).
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The authors acknowledge the financial support of the PDA program of Federal University of Pampa. The authors also acknowledge the support of the Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel (CAPES, Brazil).
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Sá, G.N.B., de Almeida, L.A., Thielo, M.R. et al. Planning of multiple coexisting trajectories for autonomous vehicles based on self-organizing maps. Comp. Appl. Math. 42, 51 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40314-023-02187-z
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