Search-based optimal solvers for the multi-agent pathfinding problem: Summary and challenges

Ariel Felner; Roni Stern; Solomon Eyal Shimony; Eli Boyarski; Meir Goldenberg; Guni Sharon; Nathan Sturtevant; Glenn Wagner; Pavel Surynek

Search-based optimal solvers for the multi-agent pathfinding problem: Summary and challenges

Ariel Felner, Roni Stern, Solomon Eyal Shimony, Eli Boyarski, Meir Goldenberg, Guni Sharon, Nathan Sturtevant, Glenn Wagner, Pavel Surynek

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Abstract

Multi-agent pathfinding (MAPF) is an area of expanding research interest. At the core of this research area, numerous diverse search-based techniques were developed in the past 6 years for optimally solving MAPF under the sum-of-costs objective function. In this paper we survey these techniques, while placing them into the wider context of the MAPF field of research. Finally, we provide analytical and experimental comparisons that show that no algorithm dominates all others in all circumstances. We conclude by listing important future research directions.

Original language	English
Pages	29-37
Number of pages	9
State	Published - 1 Jan 2017
Event	10th Annual Symposium on Combinatorial Search, SoCS 2017 - Pittsburgh, United States Duration: 16 Jun 2017 → 17 Jun 2017

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Conference	10th Annual Symposium on Combinatorial Search, SoCS 2017
Country/Territory	United States
City	Pittsburgh
Period	16/06/17 → 17/06/17

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Computer Networks and Communications

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