AMRA*: Anytime Multi-Resolution Multi-Heuristic A*
Dhruv Mauria Saxena, Tushar Kusnur, Maxim Likhachev

TL;DR
AMRA* is an anytime multi-resolution heuristic search algorithm that efficiently finds and refines paths in complex spaces by leveraging multiple resolutions and heuristics, improving planning speed and solution quality.
Contribution
This paper introduces AMRA*, an anytime extension of MRA* that combines multi-resolution search with heuristic sharing, ensuring completeness and optimality in complex motion planning.
Findings
AMRA* finds solutions faster than single-resolution methods.
AMRA* improves path quality through iterative refinement.
The algorithm is proven complete and asymptotically optimal.
Abstract
Heuristic search-based motion planning algorithms typically discretise the search space in order to solve the shortest path problem. Their performance is closely related to this discretisation. A fine discretisation allows for better approximations of the continuous search space, but makes the search for a solution more computationally costly. A coarser resolution might allow the algorithms to find solutions quickly at the expense of quality. For large state spaces, it can be beneficial to search for solutions across multiple resolutions even though defining the discretisations is challenging. The recently proposed algorithm Multi-Resolution A* (MRA*) searches over multiple resolutions. It traverses large areas of obstacle-free space and escapes local minima at a coarse resolution. It can also navigate so-called narrow passageways at a finer resolution. In this work, we develop AMRA*,…
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TopicsRobotic Path Planning Algorithms · Optimization and Search Problems · Artificial Intelligence in Games
