The article introduces a new algorithm for finding optimal routes on raster planes. Thismethod takes advantage of the new data structure and results in minimizing the number ofdirection changes within a route. It has linear time and space complexities and is sufficiently fast to perform real-time routing on the raster grids. Both the algorithm and itsdata structure are presented in detail in the paper. Possible applications of this methodare also discussed
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