| ASV | Autonomous Surface Vehicle |
| UAV | Unmanned Aerial Vehicle |
| DOF | Degree of Freedom |
| RL | Reinforcement Learning |
| EA | Evolutionary Algorithm |
| GA | Genetic Algorithm |
| DRL | Deep Reinforcement Learning |
| DQL | Deep Q-Learning |
| DDQL | Double Deep Q-Learning |
| NHPP | Non-Homogeneous Patrolling Problem |
| MUTPB | Mutation Probability |
| CXPB | Crossover Probability |
| CNN | Convolutional Neural Network |
| AER | Accumulated Episodic Reward |
| ISER | Inverse Sample-Efficiency Rate |
| CT | Computation Time |
| GPU | Graphic Processing Unit |
| CPU | Computer Processing Unit |