MATLAB Implementation of Potential Field Method for Path Planning

This MATLAB program implements path planning using the potential field method, a widely used algorithm in robotic navigation. The program provides a comprehensive implementation with detailed code annotations to facilitate understanding of the algorithmic process. During execution, the program determines the robot's motion trajectory, enabling obstacle avoidance and successful navigation to the target point. The implementation includes key functions for calculating attractive potential (drawing the robot toward the goal) and repulsive potential (pushing the robot away from obstacles), with gradient descent used for path optimization. The potential field method effectively solves path planning problems and represents an important research direction in robotic navigation. Through this program, users can gain deeper insights into the implementation principles of the potential field method and apply it to practical robotic navigation systems.