Complete Algorithms for Cooperative Path?nding Problems Trevor Standley1 and Richard Korf
Abstract
Problems that require multiple agents to follow non-interfering paths from their current states to their respective goal states are called cooperative path?nding problems. We present the ?rst complete algorithm for ?nding these paths that is suf?ciently fast for real-time applications. Furthermore, our algorithm offers a trade-off between running time and solution quality. We then re?ne our algorithm into an anytime algorithm that ?rst quickly ?nds a solution, and then uses any remaining time to incrementally improve that solution until it is optimal or the algorithm is terminated. We compare our algorithms to those in the literature and show that in addition to completeness, our algorithms offer improved solution quality as well as competitive running time.