UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY GOLDWATER SCHOLAR BUILDS PATH TO SUCCESS
February 07, 2008
February 07, 2008
LOGAN, Utah, Feb. 7 -- Utah State University issued the following news release:
If you can't see the jungle for the vines, take a lesson from Tarzan - just start swinging.
Is it the most thorough approach to path planning? Maybe not. But if you know the general direction you're heading, grabbing the nearest vine might get you in touch with Jane, Boy and Cheetah more quickly than stopping to ask for directions.
That's the gist of an algo . . .
If you can't see the jungle for the vines, take a lesson from Tarzan - just start swinging.
Is it the most thorough approach to path planning? Maybe not. But if you know the general direction you're heading, grabbing the nearest vine might get you in touch with Jane, Boy and Cheetah more quickly than stopping to ask for directions.
That's the gist of an algo . . .