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A Class of Perimeter Defense Strategies Based on Priority Path Planning
by
Shuang Zhang
Shuang Zhang
Chengqian Yang
Chengqian Yang
Shiwei Lin
Shiwei Lin 
and
Bomin Huang
Bomin Huang
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College of Computer Engineering, Jimei University, Xiamen 361021, China
2
School of Control Engineering, Northeastern University at Qinhuangdao, Qinhuangdao 066004, China
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Mathematics 2025, 13(15), 2420; https://doi.org/10.3390/math13152420 (registering DOI)
Submission received: 18 June 2025
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Revised: 21 July 2025
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Accepted: 25 July 2025
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Published: 27 July 2025
Abstract
This paper investigates perimeter defense strategies for multi-agent systems. Considering the complex scenario with multiple obstacles in the mission environment, a defense strategy based on prioritized path planning is proposed in this paper. The strategy employs a minimum weight matching method to solve the optimal task assignment for interception and determines the task priority based on the relative time window. Meanwhile, the swarm path planning is realized using particle swarm optimization with a designed cost function. Compared with the existing literature, the proposed method can handle large-scale agent-based perimeter defense while accounting for inter-defender collision avoidance and obstacle avoidance. The effectiveness of the strategy is verified through simulation in the mission scenario.
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Zhang, S.; Yang, C.; Lin, S.; Huang, B.
A Class of Perimeter Defense Strategies Based on Priority Path Planning. Mathematics 2025, 13, 2420.
https://doi.org/10.3390/math13152420
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Zhang S, Yang C, Lin S, Huang B.
A Class of Perimeter Defense Strategies Based on Priority Path Planning. Mathematics. 2025; 13(15):2420.
https://doi.org/10.3390/math13152420
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Zhang, Shuang, Chengqian Yang, Shiwei Lin, and Bomin Huang.
2025. "A Class of Perimeter Defense Strategies Based on Priority Path Planning" Mathematics 13, no. 15: 2420.
https://doi.org/10.3390/math13152420
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Zhang, S., Yang, C., Lin, S., & Huang, B.
(2025). A Class of Perimeter Defense Strategies Based on Priority Path Planning. Mathematics, 13(15), 2420.
https://doi.org/10.3390/math13152420
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