Energy-Efficient Team Orienteering Problem in the Presence of Time-Varying Ocean Currents

Ariella Mansfield,Douglas G. Macharet,M. Ani Hsieh,Ariella Mansfield,Douglas G. Macharet,M. Ani Hsieh

Autonomous Marine Vehicles (AMVs) have gained interest for scientific and commercial applications, including pipeline and algae bloom monitoring, contaminant tracking, and ocean debris removal. The Team Orienteering Problem (TOP) is relevant in this context as Multi-Robot Systems (MRSs) allow for better coverage of the area of interest, simultaneous data collection at different locations, and an i...