An Improved DHA Star and ADA-DWA Fusion Algorithm for Robot Path Planning

The advancement of mobile robot technology has made path planning a necessary condition for autonomous navigation, but traditional algorithms have issues with efficiency and reliability in dynamic and unstructured environments. This study proposes a Dynamic Hybrid A* (DHA*)–Adaptive Dynamic Window A...

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Main Authors: Yizhe Jia, Yong Cai, Jun Zhou, Hui Hu, Xuesheng Ouyang, Jinlong Mo, Hao Dai
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Published: MDPI AG 2025-06-01
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Hao Dai
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description The advancement of mobile robot technology has made path planning a necessary condition for autonomous navigation, but traditional algorithms have issues with efficiency and reliability in dynamic and unstructured environments. This study proposes a Dynamic Hybrid A* (DHA*)–Adaptive Dynamic Window Approach (ADA-DWA) fusion algorithm for efficient and reliable path planning in dynamic unstructured environments. This paper improves the A* algorithm by introducing a dynamic hybrid heuristic function, optimizing the selection of key nodes, and enhancing the neighborhood search strategy, and collaboratively optimizes the search efficiency and path smoothness through curvature optimization. On this basis, the local planning layer introduces a self-adjusting weight-adaptive system in the DWA framework to dynamically optimize the speed, sampling distribution, and trajectory evaluation metrics, achieving a balance between obstacle avoidance and environmental adaptability. The proposed fusion algorithm’s comprehensive advantages over traditional methods in key operational indicators, including path optimality, computational efficiency, and obstacle avoidance capability, have been widely verified through numerical simulations and physical platforms. This method successfully resolves the inherent trade-off between efficiency and reliability in complex robot navigation scenarios, providing enhanced operational robustness for practical applications ranging from industrial logistics to field robots.
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spelling doaj-art-4bf4877d247a4ba58e522149f8a7efd02025-08-20T03:08:02ZengMDPI AGRobotics2218-65812025-06-011479010.3390/robotics14070090An Improved DHA Star and ADA-DWA Fusion Algorithm for Robot Path PlanningYizhe Jia0Yong Cai1Jun Zhou2Hui Hu3Xuesheng Ouyang4Jinlong Mo5Hao Dai6Key Laboratory of Testing Technology for Manufacturing Process MOE, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang 621010, ChinaKey Laboratory of Testing Technology for Manufacturing Process MOE, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang 621010, ChinaKey Laboratory of Testing Technology for Manufacturing Process MOE, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang 621010, ChinaKey Laboratory of Testing Technology for Manufacturing Process MOE, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang 621010, ChinaKey Laboratory of Testing Technology for Manufacturing Process MOE, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang 621010, ChinaKey Laboratory of Testing Technology for Manufacturing Process MOE, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang 621010, ChinaSchool of Information and Control Engineering, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang 621000, ChinaThe advancement of mobile robot technology has made path planning a necessary condition for autonomous navigation, but traditional algorithms have issues with efficiency and reliability in dynamic and unstructured environments. This study proposes a Dynamic Hybrid A* (DHA*)–Adaptive Dynamic Window Approach (ADA-DWA) fusion algorithm for efficient and reliable path planning in dynamic unstructured environments. This paper improves the A* algorithm by introducing a dynamic hybrid heuristic function, optimizing the selection of key nodes, and enhancing the neighborhood search strategy, and collaboratively optimizes the search efficiency and path smoothness through curvature optimization. On this basis, the local planning layer introduces a self-adjusting weight-adaptive system in the DWA framework to dynamically optimize the speed, sampling distribution, and trajectory evaluation metrics, achieving a balance between obstacle avoidance and environmental adaptability. The proposed fusion algorithm’s comprehensive advantages over traditional methods in key operational indicators, including path optimality, computational efficiency, and obstacle avoidance capability, have been widely verified through numerical simulations and physical platforms. This method successfully resolves the inherent trade-off between efficiency and reliability in complex robot navigation scenarios, providing enhanced operational robustness for practical applications ranging from industrial logistics to field robots.https://www.mdpi.com/2218-6581/14/7/90path planningDynamic Hybrid A* algorithm (DHA*)dynamic obstacle avoidanceAdaptive Dynamic Window Approach (ADA-DWA)fusion algorithm
spellingShingle Yizhe Jia
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Jun Zhou
Hui Hu
Xuesheng Ouyang
Jinlong Mo
Hao Dai
An Improved DHA Star and ADA-DWA Fusion Algorithm for Robot Path Planning
Robotics
path planning
Dynamic Hybrid A* algorithm (DHA*)
dynamic obstacle avoidance
Adaptive Dynamic Window Approach (ADA-DWA)
fusion algorithm
title An Improved DHA Star and ADA-DWA Fusion Algorithm for Robot Path Planning
title_full An Improved DHA Star and ADA-DWA Fusion Algorithm for Robot Path Planning
title_fullStr An Improved DHA Star and ADA-DWA Fusion Algorithm for Robot Path Planning
title_full_unstemmed An Improved DHA Star and ADA-DWA Fusion Algorithm for Robot Path Planning
title_short An Improved DHA Star and ADA-DWA Fusion Algorithm for Robot Path Planning
title_sort improved dha star and ada dwa fusion algorithm for robot path planning
topic path planning
Dynamic Hybrid A* algorithm (DHA*)
dynamic obstacle avoidance
Adaptive Dynamic Window Approach (ADA-DWA)
fusion algorithm
url https://www.mdpi.com/2218-6581/14/7/90
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