Obstacle Avoidance Strategy and Path Planning of Medical Automated Guided Vehicles Based on the Bionic Characteristics of Antelope Migration

Automated Guided Vehicles (AGVs) face dynamic and static obstacles in the process of transporting patients in medical environments, and they need to avoid these obstacles in real time. This paper proposes a bionic obstacle avoidance strategy based on the adaptive behavior of antelopes, aiming to add...

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Main Authors: Jing Hu, Junchao Niu, Bangcheng Zhang, Xiang Gao, Xinming Zhang, Sa Huang
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Published: MDPI AG 2025-02-01
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author Jing Hu
Junchao Niu
Bangcheng Zhang
Xiang Gao
Xinming Zhang
Sa Huang
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Bangcheng Zhang
Xiang Gao
Xinming Zhang
Sa Huang
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description Automated Guided Vehicles (AGVs) face dynamic and static obstacles in the process of transporting patients in medical environments, and they need to avoid these obstacles in real time. This paper proposes a bionic obstacle avoidance strategy based on the adaptive behavior of antelopes, aiming to address this problem. Firstly, the traditional artificial potential field and dynamic window algorithm are improved by using the bionic characteristics of antelope migration. Secondly, the success rate and prediction range of AGV navigation are improved by adding new potential field force points and increasing the window size. Simulation experiments were carried out on a numerical simulation platform, and the verification results showed that the bionic obstacle avoidance strategy proposed in this paper can avoid dynamic and static obstacles at the same time. In the example, the success rate of path planning is increased by 34%, the running time is reduced by 33%, and the average path length is reduced by 1%. The proposed method can help realize the integration of “dynamic and static” avoidance in the process of transporting patients and effectively save time by using AGVs to transport patients. It provides a theoretical basis for realizing obstacle avoidance and rapidly loading AGVs in medical environments.
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spelling doaj-art-b4e6e85d1abb4db6a1d25650d119e16f2025-08-20T03:43:34ZengMDPI AGBiomimetics2313-76732025-02-0110314210.3390/biomimetics10030142Obstacle Avoidance Strategy and Path Planning of Medical Automated Guided Vehicles Based on the Bionic Characteristics of Antelope MigrationJing Hu0Junchao Niu1Bangcheng Zhang2Xiang Gao3Xinming Zhang4Sa Huang5School of Mechatronical Engineering, Changchun University of Science and Technology, Changchun 130022, ChinaSchool of Mechatronical Engineering, Changchun University of Science and Technology, Changchun 130022, ChinaChangchun Institute of Technology, Changchun 130103, ChinaSchool of Mechatronical Engineering, Changchun University of Science and Technology, Changchun 130022, ChinaSchool of Mechatronical Engineering, Changchun University of Science and Technology, Changchun 130022, ChinaBethune Second Clinical School of Medicine, Jilin University, Changchun 130015, ChinaAutomated Guided Vehicles (AGVs) face dynamic and static obstacles in the process of transporting patients in medical environments, and they need to avoid these obstacles in real time. This paper proposes a bionic obstacle avoidance strategy based on the adaptive behavior of antelopes, aiming to address this problem. Firstly, the traditional artificial potential field and dynamic window algorithm are improved by using the bionic characteristics of antelope migration. Secondly, the success rate and prediction range of AGV navigation are improved by adding new potential field force points and increasing the window size. Simulation experiments were carried out on a numerical simulation platform, and the verification results showed that the bionic obstacle avoidance strategy proposed in this paper can avoid dynamic and static obstacles at the same time. In the example, the success rate of path planning is increased by 34%, the running time is reduced by 33%, and the average path length is reduced by 1%. The proposed method can help realize the integration of “dynamic and static” avoidance in the process of transporting patients and effectively save time by using AGVs to transport patients. It provides a theoretical basis for realizing obstacle avoidance and rapidly loading AGVs in medical environments.https://www.mdpi.com/2313-7673/10/3/142medical AGVbionic strategyartificial potential field algorithmdynamic window algorithmpath planning
spellingShingle Jing Hu
Junchao Niu
Bangcheng Zhang
Xiang Gao
Xinming Zhang
Sa Huang
Obstacle Avoidance Strategy and Path Planning of Medical Automated Guided Vehicles Based on the Bionic Characteristics of Antelope Migration
Biomimetics
medical AGV
bionic strategy
artificial potential field algorithm
dynamic window algorithm
path planning
title Obstacle Avoidance Strategy and Path Planning of Medical Automated Guided Vehicles Based on the Bionic Characteristics of Antelope Migration
title_full Obstacle Avoidance Strategy and Path Planning of Medical Automated Guided Vehicles Based on the Bionic Characteristics of Antelope Migration
title_fullStr Obstacle Avoidance Strategy and Path Planning of Medical Automated Guided Vehicles Based on the Bionic Characteristics of Antelope Migration
title_full_unstemmed Obstacle Avoidance Strategy and Path Planning of Medical Automated Guided Vehicles Based on the Bionic Characteristics of Antelope Migration
title_short Obstacle Avoidance Strategy and Path Planning of Medical Automated Guided Vehicles Based on the Bionic Characteristics of Antelope Migration
title_sort obstacle avoidance strategy and path planning of medical automated guided vehicles based on the bionic characteristics of antelope migration
topic medical AGV
bionic strategy
artificial potential field algorithm
dynamic window algorithm
path planning
url https://www.mdpi.com/2313-7673/10/3/142
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