Analysis of Reptile Search Algorithm Technique for Mobile Robot Navigation in a Clustered Environment

The primary focus of this paper is the navigation of a mobile robot using the Reptile Search Algorithm technique. A multifunctional 4WD UNO R3 robot car has been used for experimental purposes. RSA technique uses the sensory data fed in the Arduino board and helps in the path-mapping of the mobile robot from the start to the goal point. This algorithm and the sensory data together deal with a number of obstacles of various shapes and sizes while mapping the route from the start to the goal point. RSA helps in avoiding local minima during the quest of finding global minima. In this paper, both simulation and experimental works have been carried out. The obtained results show an average deviation of less than 5%. The results are depicted in terms of the time of navigation and the path length. The RSA technique lags in the Feature Selection, hence Feature Selection is the prime focus of this paper.