Path planning based on firefly algorithm and Bezier curve

A novel planning algorithm based on firefly algorithm (FA) and Bezier curve is presented to locate the shortest feasible (collision-free) path, in this paper. FA is employed to locate the optimal control points of Bezier curve describing the shortest feasible path. Experiments based on benchmark maps from literatures are carried out to compare with other popular heuristic algorithm. Results show that our presented method is superior in success rate.