Rui Yao1,2, Yuye Wang1,2,*, Fei Yu1,2,3,*, Hongrun Wu1,2, Zhenya Diao1,2
CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2026.073861
Abstract Path planning for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) in complex environments presents several challenges. Traditional algorithms often struggle with the complexity of high-dimensional search spaces, leading to inefficiencies. Additionally, the non-linear nature of cost functions can cause algorithms to become trapped in local optima. Furthermore, there is often a lack of adequate consideration for real-world constraints, for example, due to the necessity for obstacle avoidance or because of the restrictions of flight safety. To address the aforementioned issues, this paper proposes a dynamic weighted spherical particle swarm optimization (DW-SPSO) algorithm. The algorithm adopts a dual Sigmoid-based More >