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Dubins path: a standalone construct

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the shortest path between two poses for a forward-moving vehicle with a minimum turning radius, made of circular arcs and straight lines.

In mathematics, Dubins path refers to the shortest path between two poses for a forward-moving vehicle with a minimum turning radius, made of circular arcs and straight lines. This meaning comes from Dubins (1957) in American Journal of Mathematics.[1]

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path3 fields · 3 citationsjingle · one word, three constructs vehicle2 fields · 2 citationsjingle · one word, two constructs

References

Dubins, L. E. (1957). On Curves of Minimal Length with a Constraint on Average Curvature, and with Prescribed Initial and Terminal Positions and Tangents. American Journal of Mathematics, 79(3), 497. https://doi.org/10.2307/2372560

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