College of Electrical and Information Engineering, Anhui University of Science and Technology

路径规划是巡检机器人自主移动的关键技术。煤矿巡检机器人采用快速扩展随机树（RRT）算法规划路径时存在收敛速度慢、搜索效率低等问题。针对该问题，提出了一种合力势场引导RRT算法：利用合力势场中的斥力场构建动态步长，使煤矿巡检机器人在障碍物附近调整步长，提高算法收敛速度；利用目标节点和随机节点2个方向上的引力场与最近障碍物对煤矿巡检机器人产生的斥力场形成的合力场来改善新节点的生成方向，降低树在扩展时的随机性，提高算法搜索效率。对基于合力势场引导RRT算法规划的路径进行剪枝操作，并利用三阶贝塞尔曲线进行平滑处理。在Matlab软件中对基于合力势场引导RRT算法的煤矿巡检机器人路径规划方法进行仿真实验，结果表明：与RRT算法和RRT*算法相比，简单环境下合力势场引导RRT算法的路径规划时间平均值分别减少了33.84%和44.27%，路径长度平均值分别减少了15.29%和4.42%，复杂环境下路径规划时间平均值分别减少了34.93%和47.12%，路径长度平均值分别减少了13.64%和9.44%，模拟煤矿环境下路径规划时间平均值分别减少了28.06%和42.67%，路径长度平均值分别减少了12.22%和10.18%；对基于合力势场引导RRT算法规划的路径进行剪枝和平滑操作后，路径转折点减少，路径角度变化减小，路径更加平滑。

Path planning is a key technology for autonomous movement of inspection robot. The coal mine inspection robot has problems such as slow convergence speed and low search efficiency when planning paths using the rapidly-expanding random tree (RRT) algorithm. In order to solve the above problems, a combined force potential field guided RRT algorithm is proposed. The algorithm uses the repulsive force field in the combined force potential field to construct a dynamic step size. The coal mine inspection robot can adjust the step size near obstacles to improve the convergence speed of the algorithm. By utilizing the combined force field formed by the gravitational field in both the target node and random node directions, as well as the repulsive field generated by the nearest obstacle on the coal mine inspection robot, the generation direction of new nodes can be improved. It reduces the randomness of tree expansion and enhances the search efficiency of the algorithm. A pruning operation is performed on the paths planned based on the combined potential field guided RRT algorithm and smoothed using third-order Bessel curve. A simulation experiment is conducted in Matlab software on the path planning method of the coal mine inspection robot guided by the combined force potential field RRT algorithm. The results show that compared with the RRT algorithm and RRT* algorithm, the average path planning time of the combined potential field guided RRT algorithm in simple environments is reduced by 33.84% and 44.27%. The average path length is reduced by 15.29% and 4.42%, respectively. In complex environments, the average path planning time is reduced by 34.93% and 47.12%, and the average path length is reduced by 13.64% and 9.44%, respectively. In simulated coal mine environments, the average path planning time is reduced by 28.06% and 42.67%, and the average path length is reduced by 12.22% and 10.18%, respectively. After pruning and smoothing the path planned by the combined force potential field guided RRT algorithm, the number of turning points and angle changes in the path decrease, making the path smoother.

国家自然科学基金资助项目(62003001)；安徽高校自然科学研究重大项目(2023AH040157)。

朱洪波，花荣. 煤矿巡检机器人路径规划方法[J]. 工矿自动化，2024，50（7）：107-114.

ZHU Hongbo, HUA Rong. Path planning method for coal mine inspection robot[J]. Journal of Mine Automation，2024，50（7）：107-114.