| ADA* | anytime dynamic A* |
| AUV | autonomous underwater vehicle |
| C-Space | configuration space |
| DVL | doppler velocity log |
| DWA | dynamic window approach |
| D* | dynamic A* |
| EST | expansive space trees |
| GA | genetic algorithm |
| HA* | hybrid A* |
| PRM | probabilistic roadmap |
| ROS | robot operating system |
| ROV | remotely operated vehicle |
| RRT | rapid-exploring random tree |
| RRT* | asymptotic optimal RRT |
| FCL | Flexible Collision Library |
| SLAM | simultaneous localisation and mapping |
| SST | stable sparse-RRT |