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    Robotics· 1998

    Rapidly-Exploring Random Trees: A New Tool for Path Planning

    Steven M. LaValle (first author) · 1998

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    OpenAlex W131069610

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    Why it matters

    Introduced RRT, foundational to randomized planning for robots and dynamical systems.

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    First released
    1998 (from OpenAlex)
    Citations
    5,237 citations, as counted by Semantic Scholar logoSemantic Scholar (non-commercial licence)
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    Score
    0.426 · computed rank 324 · consensus 0.48, must-read 0.5, citations percentile 0.663 (1990s · all domains), awards 0, existing lists 0. Method

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