Bubble Explorer: Fast UAV Exploration in Large-Scale and Cluttered 3D-Environments Using Occlusion-Free Spheres

Benxu Tang,Yunfan Ren,Fangcheng Zhu,Rui He,Siqi Liang,Fanze Kong,Fu Zhang,Benxu Tang,Yunfan Ren,Fangcheng Zhu,Rui He,Siqi Liang,Fanze Kong,Fu Zhang

Autonomous exploration is a crucial aspect of robotics that has numerous applications. Most of the existing methods greedily choose goals that maximize immediate reward. This strategy is computationally efficient but insufficient for overall exploration efficiency. In recent years, some state-of-the-art methods are proposed, which generate a global coverage path and significantly improve overall e...