An Intelligent 5G Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Path Optimization Algorithm for Offshore Wind Farm Inspection

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Abstract

In recent years, clean energy has gained increasing attention, with offshore wind power playing a crucial role in global energy production. However, the high operating and maintenance costs of offshore wind farms remain a significant challenge. The advent of 5G technology provides a solution for efficiently monitoring and controlling wind power equipment. The use of 5G unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for blade inspections is a promising development. A key challenge is efficiently planning UAV flight paths for fast and effective inspections in complex offshore environments. To address this problem, we conduct an in-depth study of the 5G UAV path optimization method. In this paper, the UAV inspection path problem is modeled as an obstacle avoidance traveling salesman problem (TSP), taking into full account UAV flight constraints and complex sea environment factors, particularly the impact of sea wind on UAV flight speed. We propose a novel Sea Wind-Aware Improved A*-Guided Genetic Algorithm (SWA-IAGA), which integrates an improved A* algorithm to guide the genetic algorithm for efficient path planning, with the assistance of relevant graphical knowledge. This algorithm overcomes the limitations of traditional single-path planning methods, enabling more accurate and efficient path planning.

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