Warehouse Space Distribution Using Particle Swarm Optimization

optimization
multi-agent path finding
Optimizing warehouse layouts to reduce robot collisions during online path finding.
Published

April 1, 2022

Multi-Agent Path Finding (MAPF) asks how a group of agents can move from their current locations to destinations without colliding. In warehouses, narrow corridors and limited storage space make this especially difficult. This project used Particle Swarm Optimization and evolutionary search to optimize rack placement and reduce conflict during online path planning.