What is it about?
Autonomous aircraft inspection using UAV can greatly improve the efficiency of this task. However, while efficiency is important in the aviation industry, safety should always be the first priority. This paper proposed an alternate path planning method that allows for a more consistent viewing distance which shown improvement in the inspection quality.
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Why is it important?
This paper proposed an alternative method in solving the 3D path planning problem. Instead of treating the problem as a 3D problem, the model of the inspection target is first transformed into a 2D plane using parameterization. With the 2D representation of the 3D model, an intuitive sweep path can then be planned. Additional transformation approaches are used to transform the 2D path back into 3D while minimizing distortion and the information loss.
Perspectives
I wish this article could redefine how we look at a 3D path planning problem. Instead of treating 2D and 3D coverage path planning problem as completely different problems, there may be methods for us to narrow the gap between these problems. Hence, the research about these problems can potentially be unified.
Ho Wang Tong
Hong Kong Polytechnic University
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This page is a summary of: Coverage Path Planning for Autonomous Aircraft Inspection Using UAVs, January 2025, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA),
DOI: 10.2514/6.2025-0216.
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