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Vision Path Planner: An Eight-Algorithm Path Planning Visualization Platform Built From Scratch

A path planning teaching and experiment platform implemented purely in Python, supporting the conversion of any image into a navigable grid, and using eight AI algorithms (BFS, DFS, A*, MDP, Q-Learning, neural networks, etc.) for real-time solving and visual comparison.

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Published 2026-05-27 19:12Recent activity 2026-05-27 19:18Estimated read 4 min
Vision Path Planner: An Eight-Algorithm Path Planning Visualization Platform Built From Scratch
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Introduction / Main Floor: Vision Path Planner: An Eight-Algorithm Path Planning Visualization Platform Built From Scratch

A path planning teaching and experiment platform implemented purely in Python, supporting the conversion of any image into a navigable grid, and using eight AI algorithms (BFS, DFS, A*, MDP, Q-Learning, neural networks, etc.) for real-time solving and visual comparison.

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Original Author and Source

  • Original Author: Dhruv Raj (Snipy19), Yashica Gupta (gyashica1hub)
  • Source Platform: GitHub
  • Original Project Name: Vision-Path-Planner
  • Original Link: https://github.com/Snipy19/Vision-Path-Planner
  • Release Date: May 27, 2026
  • Open Source License: MIT License

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Section 03

Project Overview

Vision-Path-Planner is an AI path planning experiment platform built from scratch. Its core capability is to automatically convert any image—whether it's a hand-drawn maze, architectural floor plan, 3D rendered scene, or satellite map—into a navigable grid map, and use eight different AI algorithms for path solving and visual comparison.

The unique feature of this project is its full independent implementation: no existing path planning libraries or AI frameworks are used; all algorithms, neural networks, and image processing logic are handwritten by the developers. This makes it an excellent teaching tool for learning path planning algorithms and reinforcement learning.


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Supported Input Types and Image Processing

The system can automatically process four types of input images without manual configuration:

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Simple Black-and-White Images

Converts black-and-white maze images into binary grids through threshold segmentation and morphological cleaning.

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Complex 3D Rendered Scenes

Uses HSV color space recognition: colored devices are considered obstacles, dark walls block passage, and light-colored floors are walkable areas. This processing method is particularly suitable for indoor navigation and robot path planning scenarios.

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Satellite Images and Maps

Extracts passable roads from satellite images using low-saturation road detection combined with adaptive thresholds.

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Occupancy Grid Maps

Intelligent cropping, boundary removal, and automatic color inversion processing, compatible with map formats commonly used in robot systems like ROS.